The Vision About Nineveh |
Nahum 1:1-15 The Book of Nahum [in Smaller Chunks] |
The book of the vision of Nahum, the Elkoshite. The burden, [a.k.a. vision,] [against] Nineveh. God is jealous & the Lord revenges, [a.k.a. gets revenge.] The Lord [avenges] & is furious. The Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries, & reserves [anger] for His enemies. |
[Exodus 20:4-6 You shall not make [for yourself] any [carved] image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth [below,] or that is in the water under the earth. |
You shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them. For, I, the Lord your God, Am a jealous God, visiting the [sin] of the fathers upon the children, [until] the 3rd & 4th generation of [those, who] hate Me, & showing mercy to 1,000's of [those, who] love Me, & keep My commandments.] |
The Lord is slow to anger; great in power; & won't at all acquit, [a.k.a. find innocent,] the wicked. In the whirlwind & in the storm, the Lord has His [path] & the clouds are the dust [from] His feet. [Psalm 103:6-10 The Lord [carries out] righteousness & [justice] for all, [who] are oppressed. |
He makes His ways, [a.k.a. paths.] known to Moses, & His [actions] [known] to the children [people] of Israel. The Lord is merciful; gracious, slow to anger, & [has] [abundant] mercy. |
He will not always [scold,] & neither will He keep His anger forever. He hasn't dealt with us, [according] [to what] our sins [deserve.] Nor [has He] rewarded, [a.k.a. paid us back,] according to our [sinfulness.] |
He [scolds] the sea, & makes it dry, & dries up all the rivers. Bashan [withers] & Carmel & the flower of Lebanon, [grow weak.] [Matthew 8:24-27 Therefore, I will [compare, whoever] hears these sayings of Mine, & does them, to a wise man, [who] built his house upon a rock. And the rains [came down,] & floods came. And the winds blew & beat upon the house, & it [didn't fall.] For it was founded, [a.k.a. established] upon a rock. |
And everyone, [who] hears these sayings of Mine, & [doesn't do] them, shall be [compared] to a foolish man, [who] built his house upon the sand. And the rain [came down,] & the floods came. And the winds blew & beat upon that house, & it fell. And the fall of it was great, [a.k.a. enormous.] |
The mountains quake at Him, & the hills melt. And the earth is burned at His presence. [Yes,] & the world, & all, [who] dwell [in it.] [Exodus 19:18-20 And Mount Sinai, [a.k.a. Mount Horeb,] was [totally] smoke, because the Lord [went down] upon it in fire & [its] smoke [went up like] the smoke of a furnace. |
And the whole Mount quaked. And when the [sound] of the trumpet [blared] long, & [grew] louder & louder. Moses [spoke,] & God answered him [with] a voice. And the Lord came down upon Mount Sinai, on top of the Mount. And the Lord called Moses up to the top of the Mount & Moses went up.] |
Who can stand still [in front of] His indignation? And who can [endure] the fierceness of His anger? His fury is poured out like fire, & the rocks are thrown down by Him. [Malachi 3:2-3 But who may [endure] the day of His coming? And who shall stand when He appears? |
For He is like a refiner's fire, & like a [launderer's soap.] And He shall sit [like] a refiner & purifier of silver. And He shall purify the sons of Levi, & purge, [a.k.a. remove,] [impurities from] them [like] [from] gold & silver, [so] that they may offer to the Lord [sacrifices] in righteousness.] |
The Lord is good, a stronghold, [a.k.a. a refuge, on] the day of trouble. And He knows [those, who] trust in Him. [Romans 10:7-9 But what [does] it say? The Word is [near] you, even in your mouth, & in your heart. |
That is, the Word of faith, which we preach: [so] that if you shall confess with your mouth: the Lord Jesus, & shall believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. |
For with the heart, man believes [which leads] to righteousness. And with the mouth, confession is made, [which leads] to Salvation.] |
But with an [overflowing] flood, He will make a [total] end of the place [of Nineveh.] And darkness shall pursue His enemies. What [plots] do you imagine against the Lord. Affliction shall not rise up a 2nd time, & He will make a [total] end. |
[Isaiah 8:7-8 Therefore, now [look,] the Lord brings the many, strong waters of the river, upon them, even [Assyria's] king, & all his glory. And he shall come up over all his [canals] & go over all his [river] banks. |
And he shall [cross] through Judah. And he shall overflow & go over. He shall even reach to the neck. And the [out stretching] of his wings, shall fill the breadth of your land, O [Emmanuel.] |
For while they: [are intertwined] together [like] thorns, & are [drunk like] drunkards, they shall be devoured [like: totally] dry stubble. [Malachi 4:1 For, [watch,] the day comes, that shall burn [like] an oven. And all the proud, [yes,] & all [who] do wickedly, shall be stubble. And the day comes that shall burn them up, & it shall leave them neither root nor branch, says the Lord of Hosts.] |
There is [someone,] [from] you, a wicked [advisor, comes, who plots] evil against the Lord. [Matthew 26:14-16 *Then, 1 of the 12, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests. |
And said to them, What will you give me, & I will deliver Him to you? And they [contracted] with him, for 30 pieces of silver. And from that time, [Judas] sought [an] opportunity to betray Him.] |
The Lord says [this; Although] they [are] quiet & [also] [are] many, [still,] they shall be cut down [like] [this,] when he shall [cross] through. [Although] I have afflicted you, I will no [longer] afflict you. |
[Ezekiel 28:25-26 The Lord God says [this;] When I have gathered the house of Israel from the people, among whom they are scattered & [through] them, [I] shall be sanctified in the sight of the heathen, then they shall dwell in their land, that I have given to My servant Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel.] |
And they shall dwell safely [there,] & shall build houses & plant vineyards. [Yes,] they shall dwell with confidence, when I have [carried out] judgments upon all those, [who] despise them, [all around] them. And they shall know that I Am the Lord their God.] |
For I will now break off his yoke, [a.k.a. burden, or oppression,] from you & will burst your [chains to pieces.] And, the Lord has given a commandment, [about] you, That no more of your [seed, with] your name [shall] be sown, [a.k.a. scattered, in] the house of your gods. |
I will cut off the [carved images] & the [molded images.] I will make your grave, for you are vile, [a.k.a. repulsive.] [1 Kings 14:9 But [you] have done evil above all, [who] were before you. For you have gone & made [yourself] other gods, & [molded] images, to provoke Me to anger, & [have thrown] Me behind your back.] |
[Look,] upon the mountains, O Judah, & [on] the feet of him, [who] brings good [news, who declares] peace! [Romans 10:15 And how shall they preach, [unless] they [are] sent? [Like] it is written, [in the Scriptures,] How beautiful are the feet of [those, who] preach the gospel of peace, & bring glad [news] of good things!] |
Keep your solemn feasts, & [carry out] your vows. For the wicked shall no [longer cross] through you. They [are totally] cut off. |