Nahum 1:4

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Nahum 1:2-8

(2-8) God’s character a pledge that the oppressor of His servants shall be destroyed. read more

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Nahum 1:1-15

THE VENGEANCE OF THE LORDNahum 1:1-15THE prophet Nahum, as we have seen, arose probably in Judah, if not about the same time as Zephaniah and Jeremiah, then a few years later. Whether he prophesied before or after the great Reform of 621 we have no means of deciding. His book does not reflect the inner history, character, or merits of his generation. His sole interest is the fate of Nineveh. Zephaniah had also doomed the Assyrian capital, yet he was much more concerned with Israel’s... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Nahum 1:1-15

Analysis and Annotations CHAPTER 1 The Purpose of God in Dealing with the Assyrian Oppressor 1. The superscription (Nahum 1:1 ) 2. Jehovah’s majesty in judgment (Nahum 1:2-6 ) 3. His people comforted and assured (Nahum 1:7-13 ) 4. The judgment of Assyria and the result (Nahum 1:14-15 ) Nahum 1:1 . The burden of Nineveh; it means that there is to follow a weighty prophetic oracle concerning the great world city of Nineveh whose dimensions are given by Jonah, which have been confirmed... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Nahum 1:1-15

NAHUM CONSOLATION FOR ISRAEL Isaiah concludes his work at about the end of Hezekiah’s reign, which synchronizes with the captivity of the ten tribes of Israel by the Assyrians. At this period of perplexity, when the overthrow of Samaria (the capital of Israel) must have suggested to Judah fears for her own safety, when Jerusalem (the capital of Judah) had been drained of its treasure by Hezekiah in the vain hope of turning the fury of the Assyrians from her, and when rumors of the conquest of... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Nahum 1:1-15

The Burden of Nineveh Nahum 1:0 There is a sense in which every prophet must make a burden of his work. If he himself had to do it all it would be nothing but burden. Instead of idealising the word, making it poetical, bringing up before the eye of the mind some stalwart pilgrim carrying his easy load upon his shoulder, think of it as a man whose heart is sore because of the wickedness of the people, whose sleep is taken away from him because night is turned into a day of wickedness and wrath.... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Nahum 1:2-8

The Prophet opens his sermon with the most striking text, such as the Lord himself opened his sermon with, when he preached before Moses. See Exodus 34:1-7 . It were to weaken the words of this solemn and gracious passage, to offer any comment upon them. The Lord's sovereignty, and the Lord's grace are awfully set forth. I only beg the Reader to remark how beautifully blended the one is with the other. A child of God that reads this passage, can do as David did, sing of mercy and of judgment,... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Nahum 1:4

Desert, as at the Red Sea, Psalm cv. 9. --- Languisheth. The most fruitful places produce nothing, when God is angry. read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 1:1-8

1-8 About a hundred years before, at Jonah's preaching, the Ninevites repented, and were spared, yet, soon after, they became worse than ever. Nineveh knows not that God who contends with her, but is told what a God he is. It is good for all to mix faith with what is here said concerning Him, which speaks great terror to the wicked, and comfort to believers. Let each take his portion from it: let sinners read it and tremble; and let saints read it and triumph. The anger of the Lord is... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Nahum 1:1-14

The Divine Counsel Concerning the Judgment upon Nineveh. God, who is at the same time the God of the covenant and the almighty Sovereign of the universe, states that He has fully decided to bring about the overthrow and destruction of Nineveh, as the enemy of His people. v. 1. The burden of Nineveh, the sentence bringing the threat of Jehovah against the wicked city. The book of the vision of Nahum, the Elkoshite, the term probably indicating that Nahum did not deliver his prophecy in... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Nahum 1:1-15

CHAPTER 1A Sublime Description of the Attributes and Operations of Jehovah, with a View to inspire his People with Confidence in his Protection (Nahum 1:2-8). The Assyrians addressed and described (Nahum 1:9-11). Their Destruction together with the Deliverance of the Jews connected with that Event (Nahum 1:12-15).1 The Burden1 of Nineveh.The book of the Vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.2 A God jealous and avenging is Jehovah;Avenging is Jehovah and a Lord2 of burning wrathAvenging is... read more

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