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He will destroy you with one blow; he won’t need to strike twice!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nahum/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />What do you plot against the LORD? He will make a complete end; trouble will not rise up a second time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nahum/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whatever you plot against the LORD, He will bring to an end. Affliction will not rise up a second time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nahum/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nahum/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />What do you conspire against the LORD? He will make an utter end <i>of it.</i> Affliction will not rise up a second time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nahum/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whatever you devise against the LORD, He will make a complete end of it. Distress will not rise up twice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nahum/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Whatever you devise against the LORD, He will make a complete end of it. Distress will not rise up twice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nahum/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Whatever you devise against the LORD, He will make a complete end of it. Distress will not rise up twice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nahum/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Whatever you devise against Yahweh, He will make a complete destruction of it. Distress will not rise up twice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nahum/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Whatever [plot] you [Assyrians] devise against the LORD, He will make a complete end of it; Affliction [of God’s people by the hand of Assyria] will not occur twice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nahum/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whatever you plot against the LORD, he will bring it to complete destruction; oppression will not rise up a second time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nahum/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whatever you plot against the LORD, He will bring it to complete destruction; oppression will not rise up a second time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nahum/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />What do ye devise against Jehovah? he will make a full end; affliction shall not rise up the second time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nahum/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So don't plot against the LORD! He wipes out his enemies, and they never revive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nahum/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make a full end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nahum/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />What do you think about the LORD? He is the one who will bring Nineveh to an end. This trouble will never happen again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nahum/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />What are you plotting against the LORD? He will destroy you. No one opposes him more than once. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nahum/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />What are you scheming against the LORD? He will bring about utter desolation— adversity will not strike twice!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nahum/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whatever you plot against the LORD, He will bring to an end. Affliction will not rise up a second time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nahum/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Whatever you plot against the LORD, he will completely destroy! Distress will not arise a second time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nahum/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />What do you plot against the LORD? He will make a full end. Affliction won't rise up the second time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nahum/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nahum/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />What do you plot against Yahweh? He will make a full end. Affliction won’t rise up the second time. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nahum/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />What do we devise against YHWH? He is making an end, distress does not arise twice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nahum/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> What do we devise against Jehovah? An end He is making, arise not twice doth distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nahum/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />What will ye purpose against Jehovah? he made a completion: straits shall not rise up twice.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nahum/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />What do ye devise against the Lord? he will make an utter end: there shall not rise a double affliction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nahum/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />What are you thinking up against the Lord? He will accomplish the consummation. There shall not rise up a double tribulation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nahum/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />What do you plot against the LORD, the one about to bring total destruction? No opponent rises a second time! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nahum/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Why do you plot against the LORD? He will make an end; no adversary will rise up twice.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nahum/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />What do you imagine against the LORD? He will make an utter end; affliction shall not rise up the second time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nahum/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />What are you counseling against LORD JEHOVAH who makes the end, and suffering shall not rise a second time?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nahum/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />What do ye devise against the LORD? He will make a full end; Trouble shall not rise up the second time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nahum/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />What do ye devise against the Lord? he will make a complete end: he will not take vengeance by affliction twice at the same time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nahum/1-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1vC_xxtlDxA?start=85" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nahum/1.htm">The Oracle of Nineveh</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">Whatever</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: tə·ḥaš·šə·ḇūn (V-Piel-Imperf-2mp:: Pn) -- To think, account. ">you plot</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śeh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/3617.htm" title="3617: kā·lāh (N-fs) -- Completion, complete destruction, consumption, annihilation. From kalah; a completion; adverb, completely; also destruction.">to an end.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6869.htm" title="6869: ṣā·rāh (N-fs) -- Tightness, a female rival. Feminine of tsar; tightness; transitively, a female rival.">Affliction</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: ṯā·qūm (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">rise up</a> <a href="/hebrew/6471.htm" title="6471: pa·‘ă·ma·yim (N-fd) -- A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence. Or pa;amah; from pa'am; a stroke, literally or figuratively.">a second time.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard—like stubble that is fully dry.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Isaiah 14:24-27</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. / I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.” / This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-23.htm">Isaiah 10:23</a></span><br />For the Lord GOD of Hosts will carry out the destruction decreed upon the whole land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10-11</a></span><br />I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ / I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Isaiah 31:8-9</a></span><br />“Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor. / Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-26.htm">Isaiah 37:26-29</a></span><br />Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble. / Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown. / But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-58.htm">Jeremiah 51:58</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled, and her high gates consumed by fire. So the labor of the people will be for nothing; the nations will exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-45.htm">Jeremiah 50:45</a></span><br />Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-27.htm">Jeremiah 4:27-28</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: “The whole land will be desolate, but I will not finish its destruction. / Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Ezekiel 21:25-27</a></span><br />And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted. / A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-10.htm">Ezekiel 38:10-11</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan. / You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a quiet people who dwell securely, all of them living without walls or bars or gates—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-10.htm">Psalm 33:10-11</a></span><br />The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples. / The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1-4</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? / The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: / “Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/21-11.htm">Psalm 21:11</a></span><br />Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-21.htm">Proverbs 19:21</a></span><br />Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-12.htm">Job 9:12</a></span><br />If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">What do you imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.</p><p class="hdg">do.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/1-11.htm">Nahum 1:11</a></b></br> There is <i>one</i> come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counseller.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1-4</a></b></br> Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/21-11.htm">Psalm 21:11</a></b></br> For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, <i>which</i> they are not able <i>to perform</i>.</p><p class="hdg">he.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/3-12.htm">1 Samuel 3:12</a></b></br> In that day I will perform against Eli all <i>things</i> which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/26-8.htm">1 Samuel 26:8</a></b></br> Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not <i>smite</i> him the second time.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/20-10.htm">2 Samuel 20:10</a></b></br> But Amasa took no heed to the sword that <i>was</i> in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth <i>rib</i>, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jonah/4-6.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/nahum/1-8.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/micah/2-3.htm">Devise</a> <a href="/nahum/1-7.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/nahum/1-8.htm">End</a> <a href="/nahum/1-8.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/nahum/1-8.htm">Full</a> <a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/hosea/7-15.htm">Imagine</a> <a href="/micah/6-13.htm">Making</a> <a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Plot</a> <a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/jonah/3-1.htm">Second</a> <a href="/micah/7-10.htm">Time</a> <a href="/nahum/1-7.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Twice</a> <a href="/nahum/1-8.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Vengeance</a> <a href="/daniel/11-3.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/nahum/1-12.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-10.htm">Devise</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/nahum/2-9.htm">End</a> <a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/nahum/1-12.htm">Full</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-15.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-10.htm">Imagine</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Making</a> <a href="/mark/3-6.htm">Plot</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-7.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Second</a> <a href="/nahum/3-14.htm">Time</a> <a href="/nahum/1-12.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-2.htm">Twice</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/luke/21-22.htm">Vengeance</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-7.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-3.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Nahum 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nahum/1-1.htm">The majesty of God in goodness to his people, and severity against his enemies.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nahum/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nahum/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/nahum/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Whatever you plot against the LORD</b><br>This phrase addresses the futility of opposing God. In the context of Nahum, it refers to the Assyrians, particularly Nineveh, who were known for their cruelty and opposition to God's people. Historically, the Assyrians were a dominant power, often plotting against other nations, including Israel and Judah. This phrase serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the ultimate failure of any plans against Him. It echoes <a href="/psalms/2.htm">Psalm 2:1-4</a>, where the nations' plots against the Lord are met with divine derision.<p><b>He will bring to an end</b><br>This assures that God's justice will prevail. The Assyrian Empire, despite its might, was destined to fall. This reflects the biblical theme of divine retribution, where God intervenes to stop the wickedness of nations. The fall of Nineveh in 612 BC is a historical fulfillment of this prophecy, demonstrating God's control over history. It also connects to the broader biblical narrative of God bringing an end to evil, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a>, where God promises to end all suffering and sin.<p><b>Affliction will not rise up a second time</b><br>This phrase promises that the judgment will be complete and final. For the people of Judah, this was a reassurance that the Assyrian threat would not return. It highlights God's protection over His people and His ability to deliver them from their enemies. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who through His death and resurrection, provides a final victory over sin and death, ensuring that believers will not face eternal affliction. The concept of a final, decisive victory is also reflected in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-54.htm">1 Corinthians 15:54-57</a>, where Paul speaks of the ultimate defeat of death through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nahum.htm">Nahum</a></b><br>A prophet whose name means "comfort" or "consolation." He prophesied the downfall of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nineveh.htm">Nineveh</a></b><br>The capital city of the Assyrian Empire, known for its great power and cruelty. It was a significant enemy of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is portrayed as sovereign and just, bringing judgment upon His enemies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>A dominant empire during Nahum's time, known for its military might and oppression of other nations, including Israel and Judah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event prophesied by Nahum, where God would bring an end to Nineveh's power and oppression.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control of all nations and their destinies. No plot against Him can succeed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/assurance_of_justice.htm">Assurance of Justice</a></b><br>Trust that God will bring justice to those who oppress and harm His people. His judgment is sure and final.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_opposing_god.htm">The Futility of Opposing God</a></b><br>Understand the futility of resisting God's will. Align your life with His purposes rather than opposing them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_oppressed.htm">Hope for the Oppressed</a></b><br>Find comfort in knowing that God sees the suffering of His people and will act in His perfect timing to deliver them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_humility.htm">Repentance and Humility</a></b><br>Reflect on areas in your life where you might be resisting God's will and seek to repent and submit to His authority.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nahum_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nahum 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_horror_films.htm">What does the Bible say about Christian horror movies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_blame_sin_alone_for_jerusalem's_fall.htm">Why does Lamentations 1:9 attribute Jerusalem's downfall solely to sin when geopolitics also played a role?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_david_allow_saul's_heirs'_execution.htm">In 2 Samuel 21:5-6, why does David permit the execution of Saul's descendants if Deuteronomy 24:16 forbids punishing children for a parent's wrongdoing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_naboth_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Naboth in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nahum/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9-15) The first revelation of God's judgment, by the awful overthrow of Sennacherib's invading army in the reign of Hezekiah.<p>(9) <span class= "bld">Affliction</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> Nineveh's affliction of Israel, the same Hebrew word being used in <a href="/nahum/1-7.htm" title="The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knows them that trust in him.">Nahum 1:7</a> to denote Israel's "trouble" or "affliction" proceeding from Nineveh. (See also <a href="/nahum/1-12.htm" title="Thus said the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.">Nahum 1:12</a>.) Nineveh shall not afflict Israel a second time. Applying the whole passage to the destruction of Sennacherib's host, we necessarily prefer this to the other possible interpretation--God will not have occasion to send affliction on Nineveh a second time, <span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> this visitation will be so exhaustive that there will be no need to repeat it. For the judgment on Sennacherib was <span class= "ital">not</span> God's final visitation.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nahum/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - The prophet suddenly addresses both Jews and Assyrians, encouraging the former by the thought that God can perform what he promises, and warning the latter that their boasting (comp. <a href="/isaiah/10-9.htm">Isaiah 10:9</a>, etc.; Isaiah 36:20) was vain. <span class="cmt_word">What do ye imagine against the Lord?</span> <span class="accented">Quid cogitatis contra Dominum?</span> (Vulgate). This rendering regards the question as addressed to the Assyrians, demanding of them what it is that they dare to plot against God; do they presume to fight against him, or to fancy that his threats will not be accomplished? But the sentence is best translated, <span class="accented">What think ye of the Lord?</span> <span class="greek">Τί λογίζεσθε ἐπὶ τὸν</span> <span class="greek">Κύριον</span>; "What devise ye against the Lord?" (Septuagint). This is addressed not only to the Jews in the sense, "Do ye think that he will not accomplish his threat against Nineveh?" but to the Assyrians also. <span class="cmt_word">He will make an utter end.</span> This denunciation is repeated from ver. 8 to denote the absolute certainty of the doom. <span class="cmt_word">Affliction shall not rise up the second time.</span> The Assyrians shall never again have the power of oppressing Judah as they have ruined Israel there shall be no repetition of Sennacherib's invasion. Septuagint, <span class="greek">Οὐκ ἐκδικήσει δὶς</span> <span class="greek">ἐπιτοαυτὸ ἐν θλίψει</span>: <span class="accented">Non vindicabit bis in idipsura</span> (Jerome). From this text the Fathers take occasion to discuss the question how it is that God does not punish twice for the same sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nahum/1-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Whatever</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you plot</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּחַשְּׁבוּן֙</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḥaš·šə·ḇūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֣וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will bring</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹשֶׂ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to an end.</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(kā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3617.htm">Strong's 3617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Completion, complete destruction, consumption, annihilation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Affliction</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6869.htm">Strong's 6869: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tightness, a female rival</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rise up</span><br /><span class="heb">תָק֥וּם</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·qūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a second time.</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּעֲמַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(pa·‘ă·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6471.htm">Strong's 6471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nahum/1-9.htm">Nahum 1:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nahum/1-9.htm">Nahum 1:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nahum/1-9.htm">Nahum 1:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nahum/1-9.htm">Nahum 1:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nahum/1-9.htm">Nahum 1:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nahum/1-9.htm">Nahum 1:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nahum/1-9.htm">Nahum 1:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nahum/1-9.htm">Nahum 1:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nahum/1-9.htm">Nahum 1:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nahum/1-9.htm">Nahum 1:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nahum/1-9.htm">OT Prophets: Nahum 1:9 What do you plot against Yahweh? 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