A revelation about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
This is the second book on this site about Nineveh
“Nineveh” occurs in eight verses of Jonah and three of Nahum (Nahum 1:1, 2:8, 3:7).
This site does not say when either book was written, in what order, or what became of the city; that is not in its files.
Occurrences counted from the compiled text at build time; see src/data/derived/nahum.json. Search either book for “Nineveh” and count them.
Yahweh* is a jealous God* and avenges. Yahweh avenges and is full of wrath. Yahweh takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he maintains wrath against his enemies.
“Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations.
The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “ אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
Yahweh is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. Yahweh has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Both prophets share wording with the same self-description of God
Exodus 34:6–7: God is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and “will by no means clear the guilty”.
Jonah 4:2 keeps nine words, all from the mercy. Nahum 1:3 keeps eight: “slow to anger, and” and “will by no means”.
Computed at build: src/data/derived/nahum.json → creed. Read Exodus 34:6–7, Jonah 4:2 and Nahum 1:3 side by side and mark the overlaps.
He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel languish. The flower of Lebanon languishes.
The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, yes, the world, and all who dwell in it.
Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the fierceness of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken apart by him.
Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.
One line about refuge, inside the chapter about wrath
Verses 2 to 6 are wrath, storm, fire and melting hills. Verse 7: “Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.”
Verse 8 is an overflowing flood.
Read 1:2–8 straight through and watch where the sentence about refuge falls.
But with an overflowing flood, he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.
What do you plot against Yahweh? He will make a full end. Affliction won’t rise up the second time.
For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly like dry stubble.
One has gone out of you who devises evil against Yahweh, who counsels wickedness.
Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble
Yahweh says: “Though they are in full strength and likewise many, even so they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.
Now I will break his yoke from off you, and will burst your bonds apart.”
Yahweh has commanded concerning you: “No more descendants will bear your name. Out of the house of your gods, I will cut off the engraved image and the molten image. I will make your grave, for you are vile.”
Behold,* on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, Judah! Perform your vows, for the wicked one will no more pass through you. He is utterly cut off.
“Behold”, from “ הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
Only two verses name Judah, Jacob or Israel
Judah is named here; Jacob and Israel at Nahum 2:2. No other verse names them.
What they say is not an argument about the city: keep your feasts (Nahum 1:15), and Yahweh restores the excellency of Jacob (2:2).
Found at build time by scanning every verse for the three names: src/data/derived/nahum.json → turnsHome. Search the book yourself; there are 47 verses.
Both books share wording with Exodus 34:6–7. Jonah keeps only the mercy; Nahum sets “slow to anger” beside “will by no means leave the guilty unpunished”.
Do you use what God is like to comfort others, or to win arguments?