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Bashan and Carmel wither and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nahum/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />At his command the oceans dry up, and the rivers disappear. The lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade, and the green forests of Lebanon wither.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nahum/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; he dries up all the rivers; Bashan and Carmel wither; the bloom of Lebanon withers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nahum/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nahum/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nahum/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, And dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, And the flower of Lebanon wilts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nahum/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, The blossoms of Lebanon wither.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nahum/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither; The blossoms of Lebanon wither.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nahum/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither; The blossoms of Lebanon wither.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nahum/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel languish; The blossoms of Lebanon languish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nahum/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He dries up all the rivers [illustrating His judgment]. Bashan [on the east] and [Mount] Carmel [on the west] wither, And [in the north] the blossoms of Lebanon fade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nahum/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and dries it up, and he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; even the flower of Lebanon withers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nahum/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea so that it dries up, and He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; even the flower of Lebanon withers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nahum/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nahum/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />At the LORD's command, oceans and rivers dry up. Bashan, Mount Carmel, and Lebanon wither, and their flowers fade. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nahum/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nahum/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He yells at the sea and makes it dry. He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither. The flowers of Lebanon wither.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nahum/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He commands the sea, and it dries up! He makes the rivers go dry. The fields of Bashan wither, Mount Carmel turns brown, and the flowers of Lebanon fade. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nahum/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea, and it evaporates; he dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, while the flowers of Lebanon languish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nahum/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nahum/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He shouts a battle cry against the sea and makes it dry up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; the blossom of Lebanon withers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nahum/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan languishes, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon languishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nahum/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nahum/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel languish. The flower of Lebanon languishes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nahum/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He is pushing against a sea, and dries it up, "" Indeed, He has made all the floods dry, "" Bashan and Carmel [are] languishing, "" Indeed, the flower of Lebanon [is] languishing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nahum/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He is pushing against a sea, and drieth it up, Yea, all the floods He hath made dry, Languishing are Bashan and Carmel, Yea, the flower of Lebanon is languishing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nahum/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Rebuking upon the sea, and he will dry it up, and all the rivers he laid waste, and Bashan languished, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languished.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nahum/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He rebuketh the sea, and drieth it up: and bringeth all the rivers to be a desert. Basan languisheth and Carmel: and the dower of Libanus fadeth away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nahum/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He is the one who rebukes the sea, and who dries it up, and who leads all the rivers to the desert. Basan has been weakened, and also Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon has languished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nahum/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He roars at the sea and leaves it dry, and all the rivers he dries up. Laid low are Bashan and Carmel, and the bloom of Lebanon withers; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nahum/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and he dries up all the rivers; Bashan and Carmel wither, and the bloom of Lebanon fades.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nahum/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers; Mathnin and Carmel languish, and the flower of Lebanon withers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nahum/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He rebuked the Sea and dried it up and he laid waste to all the rivers; Mathnin and Karmela howled and the fruit of Lebanon dried up<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nahum/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, And drieth up all the rivers; Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, And the flower of Lebanon languisheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nahum/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He threatens the sea, and dries it up, and exhausts all the rivers: the land of Basan, and Carmel are brought low, and the flourishing <i>trees</i> of Libanus have come to nought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nahum/1-4.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=35" 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">3</span>The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1605.htm" title="1605: gō·w·‘êr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To rebuke. A primitive root; to chide.">He rebukes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: bay·yām (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">the sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/3001.htm" title="3001: way·yab·bə·šê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To be dry, dried up, or withered. A primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also to dry up or wither.">and dries it up;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">He makes all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104: han·nə·hā·rō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- A stream, river. From nahar; a stream; figuratively, prosperity.">the rivers</a> <a href="/hebrew/2717.htm" title="2717: he·ḥĕ·rîḇ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill. Or chareb; a primitive root; to parch i.e. to desolate, destroy, kill.">run dry.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1316.htm" title="1316: bā·šān (N-proper-fs) -- Smooth, a region E. of the Jordan. Of uncertain derivation; Bashan, a region East of the Jordan.">Bashan</a> <a href="/hebrew/3760.htm" title="3760: wə·ḵar·mel (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- The same as karmel; Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine.">and Carmel</a> <a href="/hebrew/535.htm" title="535: ’um·lal (V-Pual-Perf-3ms) -- To be weak, languish. A primitive root; to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn.">wither,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6525.htm" title="6525: ū·p̄e·raḥ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A bud, sprout. From parach; a calyx; generally, bloom.">and the flower</a> <a href="/hebrew/3844.htm" title="3844: lə·ḇā·nō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr. From lbab; white mountain; Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine.">of Lebanon</a> <a href="/hebrew/535.htm" title="535: ’um·lāl (V-Pual-Perf-3ms) -- To be weak, languish. A primitive root; to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn.">wilts.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.…<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="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21</a></span><br />Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Psalm 106:9</a></span><br />He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Isaiah 50:2</a></span><br />Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Isaiah 42:15</a></span><br />I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-5.htm">Isaiah 19:5</a></span><br />The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-36.htm">Jeremiah 51:36</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Zechariah 10:11</a></span><br />They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-15.htm">Psalm 18:15</a></span><br />The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-7.htm">Psalm 104:7</a></span><br />At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-15.htm">Job 12:15</a></span><br />If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-13.htm">Amos 4:13</a></span><br />For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-26.htm">Matthew 8:26-27</a></span><br />“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. / The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a></span><br />Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24</a></span><br />The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12</a></span><br />And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers: Bashan languishes, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languishes.</p><p class="hdg">rebuketh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-11.htm">Job 38:11</a></b></br> And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-7.htm">Psalm 104:7</a></b></br> At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Psalm 106:9</a></b></br> He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.</p><p class="hdg">and drieth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/3-13.htm">Joshua 3:13-15</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, <i>that</i> the waters of Jordan shall be cut off <i>from</i> the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Psalm 74:15</a></b></br> Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/19-5.htm">Isaiah 19:5-10</a></b></br> And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up… </p><p class="hdg">Bashan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Isaiah 33:9</a></b></br> The earth mourneth <i>and</i> languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed <i>and</i> hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off <i>their fruits</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Amos 1:2</a></b></br> And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/7-14.htm">Bashan</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-2.htm">Bloom</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Blossoms</a> <a href="/micah/7-14.htm">Carmel</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Dries</a> <a href="/jonah/4-7.htm">Drieth</a> <a href="/jonah/4-7.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-12.htm">Drying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-12.htm">Fade</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Fades</a> <a href="/micah/4-7.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/jonah/2-3.htm">Floods</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Flower</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-25.htm">Languishes</a> <a href="/psalms/41-3.htm">Languishing</a> <a href="/micah/7-9.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/jonah/4-5.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/joel/2-8.htm">Pushing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Rebukes</a> <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Rebuketh</a> <a href="/micah/6-7.htm">Rivers</a> <a href="/amos/8-12.htm">Run</a> <a href="/micah/7-19.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Sharp</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Wither</a> <a href="/micah/7-5.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Bashan</a> <a href="/exodus/9-31.htm">Bloom</a> <a href="/genesis/40-10.htm">Blossoms</a> <a href="/joshua/12-22.htm">Carmel</a> <a href="/james/1-11.htm">Dries</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-7.htm">Drieth</a> <a href="/nahum/1-10.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/john/13-5.htm">Drying</a> <a href="/james/1-11.htm">Fade</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-11.htm">Fades</a> <a href="/nahum/3-11.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/matthew/7-25.htm">Floods</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-36.htm">Flower</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-5.htm">Languishes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Languishing</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-10.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/nahum/1-8.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Pushing</a> <a href="/job/22-4.htm">Rebukes</a> <a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Rebuketh</a> <a href="/nahum/2-6.htm">Rivers</a> <a href="/nahum/2-4.htm">Run</a> <a href="/nahum/3-8.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-2.htm">Sharp</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-5.htm">Wither</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Words</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'; 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The act of rebuking the sea signifies divine authority, as seen when Jesus calmed the storm in <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>, demonstrating His deity. The drying up of the sea can also symbolize judgment, as water often represents chaos and disorder in ancient Near Eastern cultures. This imagery would resonate with the Israelites, who understood the sea as a formidable force only God could command.<p><b>He makes all the rivers run dry.</b><br>The drying of rivers signifies God's ability to disrupt natural resources, which were vital for life and prosperity in ancient times. This echoes the plagues of Egypt, where the Nile was turned to blood (<a href="/exodus/7-20.htm">Exodus 7:20</a>), showing God's power over the lifeblood of a nation. Rivers, often seen as sources of life and fertility, being dried up, indicate a divine judgment and a call to repentance. This also foreshadows the eschatological visions in Revelation, where waters are affected as part of God's final judgment (<a href="/revelation/16-4.htm">Revelation 16:4</a>).<p><b>Bashan and Carmel wither,</b><br>Bashan and Carmel were regions known for their fertility and lush landscapes. Bashan, located east of the Jordan River, was famous for its rich pastures and strong cattle (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Deuteronomy 32:14</a>). Carmel, a coastal mountain range, was renowned for its beauty and agricultural productivity (<a href="/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2</a>). The withering of these areas symbolizes the withdrawal of God's blessing and the onset of judgment. This imagery serves as a warning that even the most prosperous and fertile places are subject to God's will.<p><b>and the flower of Lebanon wilts.</b><br>Lebanon was famous for its majestic cedars and abundant flora, often symbolizing strength and beauty (<a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12</a>). The wilting of Lebanon's flowers represents the fragility of human pride and achievement before God's power. This imagery is used elsewhere in Scripture to depict the transience of human glory (<a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a>). The mention of Lebanon connects to the broader biblical theme of God's judgment against nations and their reliance on their own strength rather than on Him.<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/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Represents the chaotic forces of nature that God has control over, symbolizing His power over creation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rivers.htm">Rivers</a></b><br>Often seen as life-giving sources, their drying up signifies God's judgment and the removal of sustenance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bashan.htm">Bashan</a></b><br>A fertile region known for its rich pastures and strong cattle, symbolizing abundance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/carmel_and_lebanon.htm">Carmel and Lebanon</a></b><br>Regions known for their beauty and fertility, representing the flourishing of life that can be affected by God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nature.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nature</a></b><br>God has ultimate control over the natural world. Just as He can create and sustain, He can also rebuke and dry up. This reminds us of His supreme authority and power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_restoration.htm">Judgment and Restoration</a></b><br>The drying up of rivers and withering of fertile lands symbolize judgment. However, God's judgments are often followed by restoration for those who turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god_for_sustenance.htm">Dependence on God for Sustenance</a></b><br>The imagery of withering lands calls us to recognize our dependence on God for all our needs. We must trust Him as our provider and sustainer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_abundance.htm">The Transience of Earthly Abundance</a></b><br>Bashan, Carmel, and Lebanon were known for their abundance, yet they wither under God's command. This teaches us the temporary nature of earthly wealth and beauty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_power_in_deliverance.htm">God's Power in Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as God rebukes the sea, He can deliver us from the chaos in our lives. We are encouraged to seek His intervention and trust in His deliverance.<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/who_was_og,_king_of_bashan.htm">Who was Og, King of Bashan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_joshua_1_4_exaggerate_israel's_borders.htm">Joshua 1:4 - Does the text exaggerate Israel's borders, given the lack of historical records showing Israel ever controlled all the land from the Euphrates to the Mediterranean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_'cows_of_bashan'_fit_history.htm">Amos 4:1 - How can we reconcile the reference to 'cows of Bashan' with historical or archeological records of that region's social elite?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nahum/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - The great physical changes and convulsions in the world are tokens of God's wrath on sinful nations. <span class="cmt_word">He rebuketh the sea,</span> as at the passage of the Red Sea (<a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21</a>; <a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Psalm 106:9</a>). This is a sign of omnipotence (comp. <a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24</a>). <span class="cmt_word">All the rivers.</span> A generalization from the miracle at the Jordan (<a href="/joshua/3.htm">Joshua 3</a>; comp. Psalm evil 33; <a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2</a>). Septuagint, <span class="greek">ποταμοὺς ἐξερημῶν</span>, "making rivers desolate;" Vulgate<span class="accented">, flumina ad desertum deducens. <span class="cmt_word"></span>Bashan</span> (see note on Amos 4:1). <span class="cmt_word">Carmel</span> (see on Amos 1:2). <span class="cmt_word">Flower of Lebanon.</span> This district was famous, not only for its cedars, but also for its vines and flowers (comp. <a href="/hosea/14-7.htm">Hosea 14:7</a>; <a href="/songs/4-11.htm">Song of Solomon 4:11</a>). These three regions are mentioned as remarkable for their fertility, and they occur most naturally to the mind of a native of Galilee, as was Nahum. They also geographically are the eastern, western, and northern boundaries of the land. They are used here proverbially to express the truth that God can cause the most luxuriant regions to wither at his word. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nahum/1-4.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">He rebukes</span><br /><span class="heb">גּוֹעֵ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(gō·w·‘êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1605.htm">Strong's 1605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rebuke</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sea</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיָּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and dries it up;</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yab·bə·šê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He makes all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the rivers</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּהָר֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·hā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5104.htm">Strong's 5104: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">run dry.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽחֱרִ֑יב</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥĕ·rîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2717.htm">Strong's 2717: </a> </span><span class="str2">To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Bashan</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּשָׁן֙</span> <span class="translit">(bā·šān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1316.htm">Strong's 1316: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bashan -- 'smooth', a region East of the Jordan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Carmel</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכַרְמֶ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵar·mel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3760.htm">Strong's 3760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Carmel -- a mountain promontory on the Mediterranean, also a city near Hebron</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wither,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֻמְלַ֤ל</span> <span class="translit">(’um·lal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_536.htm">Strong's 536: </a> </span><span class="str2">Feeble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the flower</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפֶ֥רַח</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄e·raḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6525.htm">Strong's 6525: </a> </span><span class="str2">A calyx, bloom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Lebanon</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָנ֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·nō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3844.htm">Strong's 3844: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wilts.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֻמְלָֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(’um·lāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_536.htm">Strong's 536: </a> </span><span class="str2">Feeble</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">OT Prophets: Nahum 1:4 He rebukes the sea and makes it (Nah. 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