EGW WritingsNahum 3

From Splendor to Shadow

Lessons From the Proud Assyrian Empire

Behold, I am against you, says the Lord of hosts.
Nahum 3:1, 3, 5, RSV

Prophets and Kings

Chapter 30—Deliverance From Assyria

PK 364.2

“Behold, I am against thee,
Saith the Lord of hosts.” Nahum 3:1-5.

Prophets and Kings

Chapter 22—“Nineveh, That Great City”

PK 265.2

In the time of its temporal prosperity Nineveh was a center of crime and wickedness. Inspiration has characterized it as “the bloody city, ... full of lies and robbery.” In figurative language the prophet Nahum compared the Ninevites to a cruel, ravenous lion. “Upon whom,” he inquired, “hath not thy wickedness passed continually?” Nahum 3:1, 19.

The Review and Herald

December 4, 1913

RH December 4, 1913, par. 2

Nineveh, in the time of its greatest temporal prosperity, was a center of crime and wickedness. Inspiration declared it to be “the bloody city ... full of lies and robbery.” Nahum 3:1. Those in a position to know, acknowledged that one of the leading characteristics of its inhabitants was violence. Jonah 3:8. In figurative language the prophet Nahum compared the Ninevites to a cruel, ravenous lion, who “did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.” Nahum 2:12. “Upon whom,” the prophet inquired, “hath not thy wickedness passed continually?” Nahum 3:19.

From Splendor to Shadow

Chapter 22—Jonah, the Prophet Who Ran Away

SS 144.2

Nineveh was a center of crime and wickedness—“the bloody city, ... full of lies.” The prophet Nahum compared the Ninevites to a cruel lion. “Upon whom,” he inquired, “has not come your unceasing evil?” Nahum 3:1, 19, RSV.