New American Standard Bible 1995

Nahum 1:8-14

8But with an 1overflowing flood He will make a complete end of 2its site, And will pursue His enemies into 3darkness.

9Whatever you 4devise against the Lord, He will make a 5complete end of it. Distress will not rise up twice.10Like tangled 6thorns, And like those who are 7drunken with their drink, They are 8consumed As stubble completely withered.11From you has gone forth One who 9plotted evil against the Lord, A 10 11wicked counselor. 12Thus says the Lord, “Though they are at full strength and likewise many, Even so, they will be 12cut off and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you 13no longer.13So now, I will 14break his yoke bar from upon you, And I will tear off your shackles.”

14The Lord has issued a command concerning 15you: “16Your name will 17no longer be perpetuated. I will cut off 18 19idol and 20image From the house of your gods. I will prepare your 21grave, For you are contemptible.”

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Notes

1. Nahum 1:8 Is 28:2, 17f; Amos 8:8 ↩
2. Nahum 1:8 I.e. Nineveh’s ↩
3. Nahum 1:8 Is 13:9, 10 ↩
4. Nahum 1:9 Ps 2:1; Nah 1:11 ↩
5. Nahum 1:9 Is 28:22 ↩
6. Nahum 1:10 2 Sam 23:6; Mic 7:4 ↩
7. Nahum 1:10 Is 56:12; Nah 3:11 ↩
8. Nahum 1:10 Is 5:24; 10:17; Mal 4:1 ↩
9. Nahum 1:11 Is 10:7-11; Nah 1:9 ↩
10. Nahum 1:11 Or worthless; Heb Belial ↩
11. Nahum 1:11 Ezek 11:2 ↩
12. Nahum 1:12 Is 10:16-19, 33, 34 ↩
13. Nahum 1:12 Lam 3:31, 32 ↩
14. Nahum 1:13 Is 9:4; 10:27; Jer 2:20 ↩
15. Nahum 1:14 I.e. the king of Nineveh ↩
16. Nahum 1:14 Lit No more of your name will be sown ↩
17. Nahum 1:14 Job 18:17; Ps 109:13; Is 14:22 ↩
18. Nahum 1:14 Or a graven image ↩
19. Nahum 1:14 Is 46:1, 2; Mic 5:13, 14 ↩
20. Nahum 1:14 Lit cast metal image ↩
21. Nahum 1:14 Ezek 32:22, 23 ↩

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