Nahum 1

Treated in 6 passages across the library.

  • 1:3 Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means clear [the guilty]: Jehovah hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. 2
  • 1:5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt; and the earth is upheaved at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. 2
  • 1:2 Jehovah is a jealous God and avengeth; Jehovah avengeth and is full of wrath; Jehovah taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies. 1
  • 1:4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. 1
  • 1:6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by him. 1
  • 1:12 Thus saith Jehovah: Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, even so shall they be cut down, and he shall pass away. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. 1
  • 1:13 And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder. 1

American Standard Version

  1. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    September cites Nahum 1:2

    …ealth, that never can consume, And endless glories shine. September 12 “God is jealous.” (Nahum 1:2) Your Lord is very jealous of your love, O believer. Did he choose you? He cannot bear th…

  2. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    February cites Nahum 1:3

    …the treasure hidden within. February 22 “The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power.” (Nahum 1:3) Jehovah “is slow to anger.” When mercy cometh into the world she driveth winged steeds; …

  3. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The Cause and Cure of Earthquakes cites Nahum 1:5

    …s of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.” (Nahum 1:5, 6.) Earthquakes are set forth by the inspired writers as God’s proper judicial act, or t…

  4. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of February cites Nah. 1:12

    …y." Feb. 19 BETTER FARTHER ON "Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more" Nah. 1:12 There is a limit to affliction. God sends it and God removes it. Do you sigh, and say "Wh…

  5. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of June cites Nahum 1:13

    …REEDOM "For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder." Nahum 1:13 The Assyrian was allowed for a season to oppress the Lord's people, but there came a time…

  6. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Christian Conception of God—The Infinite Perfection and Unity of God cites Nahum 1:3-6

    …that the waves thereof are still." Another description of a similar character is found in Nahum 1:3-6: "Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means clear the guilty: Je…