Nahum 1:8 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nahum 1:2-8

Nineveh knows not God, that God that contends with her, and therefore is here told what a God he is; and it is good for us all to mix faith with that which is here said concerning him, which speaks a great deal of terror to the wicked and comfort to good people; for this glorious description of the Sovereign of the world, like the pillar of cloud and fire, has a bright side towards Israel and a dark side towards the Egyptians. Let each take his portion from it; let sinners read it and tremble;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 1:8

But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof ,.... Of Nineveh, against whom this prophecy was, and upon whom it lay as a burden, Nahum 1:1 ; and now though the Lord was good to them that trust in him, and a strong hold to them in a time of trouble; yet he was determined to destroy their enemies the Assyrians, and Nineveh their chief city; and that by the means of a powerful army, which, like a flood or inundation of water breaking in, overruns and carries... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 1:8

But with an overrunning flood - Bishop Newcome thinks this may refer to the manner in which Nineveh was taken. The Euphrates overflowed its banks, deluged a part of the city, and overturned twenty stadia of the wall; in consequence of which the desponding king burnt himself, and his palace, with his treasures. - Diodor. Sic., Edit. Wessel., p. 140, lib. ii., s. 27. Darkness shall pursue - Calamity. All kinds of calamity shall pursue them till they are destroyed. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 1:8

Verse 8 The Prophet goes on with the same subject, — that God can easily preserve his people, for he is armed with power sufficient to overcome the whole world. But the Prophet now includes the two things which have been mentioned: Having spoken in general of God’s wrath, and of his goodness towards the faithful, he now applies his doctrine to the consolation of his chosen people. It is then a special application of his doctrine, when he says, By inundation, he, passing through, will make a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:1-15

Part I. THE JUDGMENT UPON NINEVEH DECREED BY GOD . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:7-8

Consolation in God. I. IN HIS LOVE . "The Lord is good." 1 . Revealed in his Word. 2 . Attested by his works. 3 . Experienced by his saints. From the beginning of time downwards, good men have been partakers of, and delighted to bear testimony to, the goodness of God, saying, like David, "The Lord is my Shepherd," etc. ( Psalms 23:1 ); "He hath dealt bountifully with me" ( Psalms 13:6 ); confessing, like Solomon, "There hath not failed one word of all his good... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:7-8

Opposite types of human character, and opposite lines of Divine procedure. "The Lord is good, a Stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. But with an overruning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies." The previous verses were introductory to the subject which the prophet now takes up, namely, the safe keeping of the Jews by Jehovah, in view of the tremendous attack the King of Nineveh was about making on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:7-11

§ 3. The prophet prepares the way for proclaiming the punishment of Nineveh lay deriding that the wrath of God falls not on those who trust in him, but is reserved for his enemies. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:8

With an overrunning flood. This may be merely a metaphor to express the utter devastation which should overwhelm Nineveh, as the invasion of a hostile army is often thus depicted (comp. Isaiah 8:7 ; Daniel 11:26 , Daniel 11:40 ); or it may be an allusion to the inundation which aided the capture of the city (see note on Nahum 2:6 ). Of the place thereof; i.e. of Nineveh, not named, but present to the prophet's mind, and understood from the heading ( Nahum 1:1 ). (For the utter... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:8

Pursued by (Authorized Version), into (Revised Version), darkness. I. A WOEFUL FATE . 1 . The picture. That of a defeated enemy pursued by a victorious general who comes up behind his foes like the shades of night upon a wearied and dispirited traveller stumbling forward upon an uncertain and perilous way, as Abraham fell upon the kings by night and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah ( Genesis 14:15 ); or, who drives them on before him into the gloom of night, where they... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nahum 1:2-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 1:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 1:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 1:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:7-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:7-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:7-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:8

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