Nahum

Old Testament · 3 chapters · 47 verses

Read Nahum in the King James Version, with a plain-language reading beneath every verse. Here are a few to start with.

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From Nahum

Nahum 1:1

The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

The heavy weight upon Nineveh. The recorded prophecy of Nahum from Elkosh.

Nahum 1:7

The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

God is kind, a reliable sanctuary during tough times; He recognizes those who have faith in Him.

Nahum 2:1

He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.

The one who destroys is now before you. Stay strong, be alert, gather your strength, and powerfully reinforce your defenses.

Nahum 3:4

Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.

Due to the countless sins of the attractive seductress, a master of dark arts, who trades nations with her immorality and destroys families with her sorcery.

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