Nahum 1:2

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

1This message concerning Nineveh came as a vision to Nahum, who lived in Elkosh. The Lord is a jealous God, filled with vengeance and rage. He takes revenge on all who oppose him and continues to rage against his enemies! 3The Lord is slow to get angry, but his power is great, and he never lets the guilty go unpunished. He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm. The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet. 4At his command the oceans dry up, and the rivers disappear. The lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade, and the green forests of Lebanon wither.

Nahum 1:2 word by word

אֵ֣ל קַנּ֤וֹא וְנֹקֵם֙ יְהוָ֔ה נֹקֵ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה וּבַ֣עַל חֵמָ֑ה נֹקֵ֤ם יְהוָה֙ לְצָרָ֔יו וְנוֹטֵ֥ר ה֖וּא לְאֹיְבָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• jealousקַנּוֹאqannô' · jealousH7072
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• revengethנָקַםnâqam · to avengeH5358
• furiousחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• furiousבַּעַלba‛al · master: [master of]H1167
• on his adversariesצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• and he reservethנָטַרnâţar · to keepH5201
• for his enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341

Cross-references for Nahum 1:2

• Exodus 20:5You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.
• Exodus 34:14You must worship no other gods, for the Lord, whose very name is Jealous, is a God who is jealous about his relationship with you.
• Deuteronomy 4:24The Lord your God is a devouring fire; he is a jealous God.
• Joshua 24:19Then Joshua warned the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord, for he is a holy and jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins.
• Isaiah 42:13The Lord will march forth like a mighty hero; he will come out like a warrior, full of fury. He will shout his battle cry and crush all his enemies.
• Ezekiel 38:18But this is what the Sovereign Lord says: When Gog invades the land of Israel, my fury will boil over!
• Ezekiel 39:25“So now, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will end the captivity of my people; I will have mercy on all Israel, for I jealously guard my holy reputation!
• Joel 2:18Then the Lord will pity his people and jealously guard the honor of his land.
• Zechariah 1:14Then the angel said to me, “Shout this message for all to hear: ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: My love for Jerusalem and Mount Zion is passionate and strong.
• Zechariah 8:2“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: My love for Mount Zion is passionate and strong; I am consumed with passion for Jerusalem!
• Deuteronomy 32:35I will take revenge; I will pay them back. In due time their feet will slip. Their day of disaster will arrive, and their destiny will overtake them.’
• Psalms 94:1O Lord, the God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!
• Isaiah 59:17He put on righteousness as his body armor and placed the helmet of salvation on his head. He clothed himself with a robe of vengeance and wrapped himself in a cloak of divine passion.
• Romans 12:19Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.
• Romans 13:4The authorities are God’s servants, sent for your good. But if you are doing wrong, of course you should be afraid, for they have the power to punish you. They are God’s servants, sent for the very purpose of punishing those who do what is wrong.
• Hebrews 10:30For we know the one who said, “I will take revenge. I will pay them back.” He also said, “The Lord will judge his own 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

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In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Adversary
• Atonement
• Vengeance
• Nahum; the Book of
• Poetry, Hebrew
• Revenge; Revenger

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