Nahum 1:14

12 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.

13 For I will now break their yoke from your neck and tear away your shackles.”

The LORD has issued a command concerning you, O Nineveh: “There will be no descendants to carry on your name. I will cut off the carved image and cast idol from the house of your gods; I will prepare your grave, for you are contemptible.”

15 Look to the mountains— the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be utterly cut off.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The LORD has issued a command concerning you, O Nineveh: “There will be no descendants to carry on your name. I will cut off the carved image and cast idol from the house of your gods; I will prepare your grave, for you are contemptible.”
KJV
And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
WEB
The LORD 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.”
ASV
And Jehovah hath given commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image; I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
DARBY
And Jehovah hath given commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy god will I cut off the graven image, and the molten image: I will prepare thy grave; for thou art vile.
BLB
And YHWH has given a command concerning you: “No longer will be sown forth of your name; from the house of your gods I will cut off the carved image and the molten image; I will dig your grave, for you are of little account.”
ÅB
Men om deg[^5] befaler Herren så: Det skal ikke mere fødes noen som bærer ditt navn; av din guds hus vil jeg utrydde både utskårne og støpte bilder; jeg vil gjøre i stand en grav for deg, for du er funnet for lett[^6].
[^1]: Ninive.
[^2]: Ninive.
[^3]: Sankerib; 2KG 18, 13 fg.
[^4]: Jerusalem.
[^5]: Assyrias konge.
[^6]: DNL 5, 27.
OTB
Herren har gitt en befaling angående deg, Nineve:
“Ditt navn skal ikke lenger bli videreført.
Jeg vil ødelegge de utskårne bildene
og avgudene i tempelet til dine guder.
Jeg vil forberede din grav,
for du er foraktelig.”
B1930
Men om dig byder Herren så: Det skal ikke mere fødes nogen som bærer ditt navn; av din guds hus vil jeg utrydde både utskårne og støpte billeder; jeg vil gjøre i stand en grav for dig, for du er funnet for lett. / < Assyrias konge.> / < DNL 5, 27.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 109:13

    May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.

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  • Micah 5:13

    I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.

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  • Proverbs 10:7

    The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

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  • Isaiah 46:1–2

    Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.

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  • Ezekiel 32:22–23

    Assyria is there with her whole company; her graves are all around her. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword.

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  • 2 Kings 19:37

    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.

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  • Psalms 71:3

    Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.

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  • 2 Chronicles 32:21

    and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.

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