Nahum 1:1
The LORD's Avenging Wrath
11 A prophecy concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
Other Translations of Nahum 1:1
King James Version
The LORD's Avenging Wrath
11 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
English Standard Version
The LORD's Avenging Wrath
11 An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh.
The Message
The LORD's Avenging Wrath
11 A report on the problem of Nineveh, the way God gave Nahum of Elkosh to see it:
New King James Version
The LORD's Avenging Wrath
11 The burden
New Living Translation
The LORD's Avenging Wrath
11 This message concerning Nineveh came as a vision to Nahum, who lived in Elkosh.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nahum 1:1
Commentary on Nahum 1:1-8
(Read Nahum 1:1-8)
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 contrasted with his goodness to his people. Perhaps they are obscure and little regarded in the world, but the Lord knows them. The Scripture character of Jehovah agrees not with the views of proud reasoners. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is slow to wrath and ready to forgive, but he will by no means acquit the wicked; and there is tribulation and anguish for every soul that doeth evil: but who duly regards the power of his wrath?