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href="/bsb/nahum/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/nahum/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />From you, Nineveh, has one come forth who plots evil against the LORD and devises wicked plans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nahum/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Who is this wicked counselor of yours who plots evil against the LORD?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nahum/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />From you came one who plotted evil against the LORD, a worthless counselor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nahum/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nahum/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />There is <i>one</i> come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counseller.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nahum/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />From you comes forth <i>one</i> Who plots evil against the LORD, A wicked counselor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nahum/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />From you has gone out One who plotted evil against the LORD, A wicked counselor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nahum/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />From you has gone forth One who plotted evil against the LORD, A wicked counselor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nahum/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />From you has gone forth One who plotted evil against the LORD, A wicked counselor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nahum/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />From you has gone forth One who devised evil against Yahweh, A vile counselor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nahum/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />From you [O Nineveh], One has gone forth who plotted evil against the LORD, A malevolent counselor [the king of Assyria].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nahum/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />One has gone out from you, who plots evil against the LORD, and is a wicked counselor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nahum/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />One has gone out from you, who plots evil against Yahweh, and is a wicked counselor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nahum/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against Jehovah, that counselleth wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nahum/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Assyria, one of your rulers has made evil plans against the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nahum/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There is one gone forth out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, that counselleth wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nahum/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />From you, Nineveh, a person who plans evil against the LORD sets out. His advice is wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nahum/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />From you, Nineveh, there came someone full of wicked schemes, who plotted against the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nahum/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Someone has left you who plans evil against the LORD. He is a demonic counselor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nahum/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nahum/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />From you, O Nineveh, one has marched forth who plots evil against the LORD, a wicked military strategist. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nahum/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There is one gone forth out of you, who devises evil against the LORD, who counsels wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nahum/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counselor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nahum/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />One has gone out of you who devises evil against Yahweh, who counsels wickedness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nahum/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />From you has come forth a deviser of evil "" Against YHWH—a worthless counselor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nahum/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> From thee hath come forth a deviser of evil Against Jehovah -- a worthless counsellor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nahum/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />From thee shall he come forth purposing evil against Jehovah, a counselor of Belial.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nahum/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Out of thee shall come forth one that imagineth evil against the Lord, contriving treachery in his mind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nahum/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Out of you will go forth one who thinks up evil against the Lord, dragging betrayals through his mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nahum/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />From you has come one plotting evil against the LORD, one giving sinister counsel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nahum/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />From you one has gone out who plots evil against the LORD, one who counsels wickedness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nahum/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Out of you shall come forth one who imagines evil against the LORD and gives wicked counsel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nahum/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />From you he will come forth who devises wickedness against LORD JEHOVAH, and feeds upon evil<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nahum/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Out of thee came he forth, That deviseth evil against the LORD, That counselleth wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nahum/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Out of thee shall proceed a device against the Lord, counselling evil things hostile <i>to him</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nahum/1-11.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=102" 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">10</span>For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard—like stubble that is fully dry. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·mêḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">From you, O Nineveh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yā·ṣā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">comes forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: ḥō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To think, account. ">a plotter</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘āh (Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">of evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">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/3289.htm" title="3289: yō·‘êṣ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- To advise, counsel. A primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve.">a counselor</a> <a href="/hebrew/1100.htm" title="1100: bə·lî·yā·‘al (N-ms) -- Worthlessness. From bliy and ya'al; without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness.">of wickedness.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>This is what the LORD says: “Though they are allied and numerous, yet they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, O Judah, I will afflict you no longer.…<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/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-7</a></span><br />Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. / But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-5.htm">Micah 5:5-6</a></span><br />And He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and tramples our citadels. We will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men. / And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36-38</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. / One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35-37</a></span><br />And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. / One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.<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="/ezekiel/38-10.htm">Ezekiel 38:10-12</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— / in order to seize the spoil and carry off the plunder, to turn a hand against the desolate places now inhabited and against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and possessions and who live at the center of the land.’<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="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Isaiah 8:9-10</a></span><br />Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered! / Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-31.htm">Isaiah 30:31-33</a></span><br />For Assyria will be shattered at the voice of the LORD; He will strike them with His scepter. / And with every stroke of the rod of punishment that the LORD brings down on them, the tambourines and lyres will sound as He battles with weapons brandished. / For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/11-36.htm">Daniel 11:36-45</a></span><br />Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must be accomplished. / He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he will magnify himself above them all. / And in their place, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-20.htm">Isaiah 29:20-21</a></span><br />For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down— / those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Isaiah 33:1</a></span><br />Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-12.htm">Isaiah 10:12-14</a></span><br />So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes. / For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. / My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13-15</a></span><br />You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” / But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There is one come out of you, that imagines evil against the LORD, a wicked counselor.</p><p class="hdg">one.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/1-9.htm">Nahum 1:9</a></b></br> What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">2 Kings 18:13,14,30</a></b></br> Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/19-22.htm">2 Kings 19:22-25</a></b></br> Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted <i>thy</i> voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? <i>even</i> against the Holy <i>One</i> of Israel… </p><p class="hdg">wicked counsellor.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12</a></b></br> Now the sons of Eli <i>were</i> sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/20-1.htm">2 Samuel 20:1</a></b></br> And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name <i>was</i> Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">2 Chronicles 13:7</a></b></br> And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/6-5.htm">Counseled</a> <a href="/micah/4-9.htm">Counsellor</a> <a href="/micah/4-9.htm">Counselor</a> <a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Counsels</a> <a href="/amos/6-5.htm">Designing</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-8.htm">Devises</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-8.htm">Deviseth</a> <a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/micah/7-15.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/daniel/11-25.htm">Plots</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-5.htm">Plotted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-29.htm">Purposes</a> <a href="/hosea/6-9.htm">Villainy</a> <a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/micah/6-11.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">Worthless</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/15-37.htm">Counseled</a> <a href="/mark/15-43.htm">Counsellor</a> <a href="/mark/15-43.htm">Counselor</a> <a href="/acts/20-19.htm">Counsels</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-12.htm">Designing</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-14.htm">Devises</a> <a href="/psalms/36-4.htm">Deviseth</a> <a href="/nahum/3-19.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/nahum/2-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/acts/20-19.htm">Plots</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-10.htm">Plotted</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-4.htm">Purposes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-23.htm">Villainy</a> <a href="/nahum/1-15.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/nahum/3-19.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/nahum/1-14.htm">Worthless</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>From you, O Nineveh</b><br>Nineveh was the capital of the Assyrian Empire, known for its great size and power. It was a city of immense wealth and influence, but also notorious for its cruelty and idolatry. The mention of Nineveh here is significant as it represents the heart of Assyrian power and opposition to God. Historically, Nineveh was a center of pagan worship and a symbol of human pride and rebellion against God. The city had previously repented at the preaching of Jonah, but by Nahum's time, it had returned to its wicked ways.<p><b>comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD</b><br>This phrase indicates that from Nineveh, there arises an individual or group that actively devises plans against God. The Assyrians were known for their military campaigns and oppressive tactics, often seen as direct challenges to God's sovereignty. This plotting of evil can be understood as both literal military aggression and spiritual rebellion. The Assyrians had a history of attacking God's people, as seen in their siege of Jerusalem during the reign of King Hezekiah (2 Kings 18-19).<p><b>a counselor of wickedness</b><br>The term "counselor" suggests someone in a position of authority or influence, providing guidance that leads to evil actions. This could refer to Assyrian leaders or advisors who encouraged policies and actions contrary to God's will. The wickedness here is not just moral corruption but also encompasses the broader defiance against God's plans and purposes. This phrase echoes the biblical theme of the futility of human wisdom when it opposes divine wisdom, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/21-30.htm">Proverbs 21:30</a>, "There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nineveh.htm">Nineveh</a></b><br>The capital of the Assyrian Empire, known for its great power and also its wickedness. It was a city that had previously repented at the preaching of Jonah but had returned to its sinful ways.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/plotter_of_evil.htm">Plotter of Evil</a></b><br>This refers to an individual or group within Nineveh that is devising plans against God. The term "plotter" in Hebrew can imply someone who is scheming or devising plans with malicious intent.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is the central figure against whom the evil is being plotted. This highlights the spiritual rebellion of Nineveh.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/counselor_of_wickedness.htm">Counselor of Wickedness</a></b><br>This phrase suggests someone who advises or promotes evil actions. The Hebrew word for "counselor" can also mean someone who gives advice or guidance, indicating a leadership role in promoting wickedness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>Nineveh's return to wickedness after repentance serves as a warning about the dangers of turning away from God after experiencing His mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>Despite Nineveh's power and plots, God remains sovereign and will ultimately judge nations that oppose Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_promoting_righteousness_or_wickedness.htm">The Role of Leadership in Promoting Righteousness or Wickedness</a></b><br>The "counselor of wickedness" highlights the influence leaders have in guiding people either towards or away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_genuine_repentance.htm">The Importance of Genuine Repentance</a></b><br>True repentance involves a lasting change of heart and behavior, not just a temporary response to avoid consequences.<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/why_is_nahum_1_relevant_today.htm">If Nahum 1's prophecies apply to ancient Nineveh's destruction, why should modern believers consider this chapter relevant or authoritative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_nineveh_judged_by_god.htm">Why was Nineveh judged by God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_a_flood_destroy_nineveh,_as_in_nahum_1_8.htm">In Nahum 1:8, it's stated that God would destroy Nineveh with an overwhelming flood; do archaeological records support a catastrophic flood as the cause of Nineveh's downfall?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_nineveh_a_'bloody_city'_in_nahum_3_1.htm">In Nahum 3:1, how do we reconcile the description of Nineveh as a 'bloody city' with the lack of substantial archaeological evidence for such extreme violence?</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>(11) <span class= "bld">Come out of thee.</span>--Another possible rendering is, <span class= "ital">He has retired from thee</span> [<span class= "ital">i.e., Jerusalem</span>]<span class= "ital">, who imagineth . . .</span> We prefer the rendering of the Authorised Version, and regard the verse as addressed to Nineveh. The reference in the verses following is sufficiently plain for us to identify this enemy of God with Sennacherib. (Comp. the language used by his envoy Rabsbakeh in 2 Kings 18, 19)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nahum/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - The reason of the destruction and of the punishment is told. <span class="cmt_word">There is one come out of thee</span>. Nineveh is addressed; and we need not refer the words entirely to Sennacherib and his impious threats, but may take them generally as expressing the arrogant impiety of the Assyrians and their attitude towards Jehovah. <span class="cmt_word">A wicked counseller;</span> literally, <span class="accented">a councilor of Belial</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> of worthlessness. The expression, perhaps primarily applied to Sennacherib, also regards the plans prepared by the Assyrians for destroying the people of God, a type of the world arrayed against piety. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nahum/1-11.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">From you, [O Nineveh],</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֵּ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">comes forth</span><br /><span class="heb">יָצָ֔א</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ṣā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a plotter</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹשֵׁ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<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">of evil</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</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">a counselor</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹעֵ֖ץ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·‘êṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3289.htm">Strong's 3289: </a> </span><span class="str2">To advise, to deliberate, resolve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of wickedness.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּלִיָּֽעַל׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·lî·yā·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1100.htm">Strong's 1100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Without profit, worthlessness, destruction, wickedness </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nahum/1-11.htm">Nahum 1:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nahum/1-11.htm">Nahum 1:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nahum/1-11.htm">Nahum 1:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nahum/1-11.htm">Nahum 1:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nahum/1-11.htm">Nahum 1:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nahum/1-11.htm">Nahum 1:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nahum/1-11.htm">Nahum 1:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nahum/1-11.htm">Nahum 1:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nahum/1-11.htm">Nahum 1:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nahum/1-11.htm">Nahum 1:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nahum/1-11.htm">OT Prophets: Nahum 1:11 There is one gone forth out (Nah. 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