New American Standard Bible 2020
Nahum 1:2
2A 1jealous and avenging God is the Lord; The Lord is 2avenging and 3wrathful. The Lord takes 4vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath for His enemies.
Nahum 1:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The Lord takes vengeance on his foes and vents his wrath against his enemies.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord is avenging and wrathful; the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and keeps wrath for his enemies.
- New King James Version (NKJV)God is jealous, and the Lord avenges; The Lord avenges and is furious. The Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath for His enemies;
Context of Nahum 1:2
1The pronouncement of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite: A jealous and avenging God is the Lord; The Lord is avenging and wrathful. The Lord takes vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath for His enemies. 3The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, And the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In the gale and the storm is His way, And clouds are the dust beneath His feet. 4He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, The blossoms of Lebanon wither.
Read all of Nahum 1Nahum 1:2 word by word
אֵ֣ל קַנּ֤וֹא וְנֹקֵם֙ יְהוָ֔ה נֹקֵ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה וּבַ֣עַל חֵמָ֑ה נֹקֵ֤ם יְהוָה֙ לְצָרָ֔יו וְנוֹטֵ֥ר ה֖וּא לְאֹיְבָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
- jealousקַנּוֹאqannô' · jealousH7072
- and avengingנָקַםnâqam · to avengeH5358
- Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
- is the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- wrathfulבַּעַלba‛al · master: [master of]H1167
- wrathfulחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
- on His adversariesצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
- And He reservesנָטַרnâţar · to keepH5201
- for His enemiesאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340
Cross-references for Nahum 1:2
- Exodus 20:5You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, inflicting the punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
- Exodus 34:14--for you shall not worship any other god, because the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God--
- Deuteronomy 4:24For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
- Joshua 24:19Then Joshua said to the people, “You will not be able to serve the Lord, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your wrongdoing or your sins.
- Isaiah 42:13The Lord will go out like a warrior, He will stir His zeal like a man of war. He will shout, indeed, He will raise a war cry. He will prevail against His enemies.
- Ezekiel 38:18It will come about on that day, when Gog comes against the land of Israel,” declares the Lord God, “that My fury will mount up in My anger.
- Ezekiel 39:25Therefore this is what the Lord God says: “Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on all the house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name.
- Joel 2:18Then the Lord will be zealous for His land, And will have compassion for His people.
- Zechariah 1:14So the angel who was speaking with me said to me, “Proclaim, saying, ‘This is what the Lord of armies says: “I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and Zion.
- Zechariah 8:2“The Lord of armies says this: ‘I am exceedingly jealous for Zion, yes, with great wrath I am jealous for her.’
- Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine, and retribution; In due time their foot will slip. For the day of their disaster is near, And the impending things are hurrying to them.’
- Psalms 94:1Lord, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
- Isaiah 59:17He put on righteousness like a breastplate, And a helmet of salvation on His head; And He put on garments of vengeance for clothing And wrapped Himself with zeal as a cloak.
- Romans 12:19Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written: “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
- Romans 13:4for it is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a servant of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.
- Hebrews 10:30For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
Commentaries on Nahum 1:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2God is jealous - For his own glory. And - revengeth - His justice; by the destruction of his enemies. And is furious - So powerful in the manifestations of his judgments, that nothing can stand before him. He reserveth wrath - Though they seem to prosper for a time, and God appears to have passed by their crimes without notice, yet he reserveth - treasureth up - wrath for them, which shall burst forth in due time.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2God is jealous and the Lord revengeth - Rather (as the English margin) God “very jealous and avenging is the Lord.” The Name of God, יהוה (YHVH ), “He who Is,” the Unchangeable, is thrice repeated, and thrice it is said of Him that He is an Avenger. It shows both the certainty and greatness of the vengeance, and that He who inflicts it, is the All-Holy Trinity, who have a care for the elect. God‘s jealousy is twofold. It is an intense love, not bearing…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2jealous (or zealous): God jealously protects the well-being of his people and strongly desires their faithfulness (see Exodus 20:4–5; Deuteronomy 4:23–24; 6:4; Jeremiah 2:1–3:5). God’s vengeance and anger are different from how people seek revenge or try to harm others in return. God’s actions come from his: holiness (Jeremiah 50:28–29), justice (Isaiah 63:1–9), and faithfulness to the covenant with his people (Leviticus 26:23–25; Isaiah 1:24–26). His…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. jealous--In this there is sternness, yet tender affection. We are jealous only of those we love: a husband, of a wife; a king, of his subjects' loyalty. God is jealous of men because He loves them. God will not bear a rival in His claims on them. His burning jealousy for His own wounded honor and their love, as much as His justice, accounts for all His fearful judgments: the flood, the destruction of Jerusalem, that of Nineveh. His jealousy will not…Read the comment
Topics related to Nahum 1:2
In the dictionaries
Notes
- 1. Nahum 1:2 Ex 20:5; Josh 24:19 ↩
- 2. Nahum 1:2 Deut 32:35, 41 ↩
- 3. Nahum 1:2 Lit a possessor of wrath ↩
- 4. Nahum 1:2 Ps 94:1 ↩
Commentaries on Nahum 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
New American Standard Bible 2020 — © 1960–2020 The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
Commentaries