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| 1 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. |
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| 2 A jealous and avenging *God is Jehovah: an avenger is Jehovah, and full of fury: Jehovah taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies. |
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| 3 Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, and doth not at all clear the guilty: Jehovah, --his way is in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. |
Clouds are the dust of his feet – Clouds (trouble) are the indication of the footsteps of our God. When we see this great trouble, we should look at it as the stately steppings of our God. – (We heard this thought from Br. Ed Lorenz.) |
| 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. |
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| 5 The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt, and the earth is upheaved at his presence, and the world, and all that dwell therein. |
The mountains – Kingdoms (of Christendom).
Quake – Earthquake, revolution.
At Him – At the presence of Jehovah's representative, Jesus.
Hills – Lesser forms of government (lower than mountains).
Melt – The Lord dissolves away all governments.
The earth – Organized society under religious restriant. R498
Burned up – Destroyed by symbolic fire in the Day of the Lord. Mal. 3:1-3
The world and all that dwell therein – Compare this with Isa. 34:1-2. |
| 6 Who shall stand before his indignation? and who shall abide in the fierceness of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by him. |
Who can stand before His indignation – Compare Isa. 34:1-2.
His fury is poured out like fire – The word "fury" is Strong's 2534 - normally translated "wrath." It is in the pouring out of the seven last plagues where God's "wrath" is shown. Rev. 15:1
Rocks are thrown down by Him – See Rev. 6:16. |
| 7 Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. |
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| 8 But with an overrunning flood he will make a full end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies. |
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| 9 What do ye imagine against Jehovah? He will make a full end: trouble shall not rise up the second time. |
Affliction shall not rise up a second time – The implication of this statement is that it will rise up one time. The context is clearly during the Day of the Lord. |
| 10 Though they be tangled together as thorns, and be as drenched from their drink, they shall be devoured as dry stubble, completely. |
For – Because.
While – During the time when this is taking place.
They be folden together as thorns – The two sides of Christendom, Catholic and Protestant attempting to unite, all the while (like thorns) sticking each other. The two cannot really come together, they can only make a feeble attempt. R1705:6-7; D552:1; D267:1
Drunken – Drunk with the wine of false doctrine, especially the false doctrine of church and state (the same doctrine that Jezebel puts forth – Rev. 17:5-6).
As drunkards – Those consuming the false doctrines (especially those of church and state united).
Devoured – Destroyed.
As stubble fully dry – Dry brush burns very quickly and thoroughly. |
| 11 Out of thee is gone forth one that imagineth evil against Jehovah, a wicked counsellor. |
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| 12 Thus saith Jehovah: Though they be complete in number, and many as they be, even so shall they be cut down, and he shall pass away; and though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. |
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| 13 And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds asunder. |
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| 14 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. |
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| 15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth glad tidings, that publisheth peace! Celebrate thy feasts, Judah, perform thy vows: for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off. |
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