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| 1 Burden of Nineveh. The Book of the Vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. |
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| 2 A God zealous and avenging [is] Jehovah, An avenger [is] Jehovah, and possessing fury. An avenger [is] Jehovah on His adversaries, And He is watching for His enemies. |
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| 3 Jehovah [is] slow to anger, and great in power, And Jehovah doth not entirely acquit, In a hurricane and in a tempest [is] His way, And a cloud [is] 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 is pushing against a sea, and drieth it up, Yea, all the floods He hath made dry, Languishing [are] Bashan and Carmel, Yea, the flower of Lebanon [is] languishing. |
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| 5 Mountains have shaken because of Him, And the hills have been melted; And lifted up [is] the earth at His presence, And the world and all dwelling in it. |
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 Before His indignation who doth stand And who riseth up in the heat of His anger His fury hath been poured out like fire, And the rocks have been broken 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 Good [is] Jehovah for a strong place in a day of distress. And He knoweth those trusting in Him. |
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| 8 And with a flood passing over, An end He maketh of its place, And His enemies doth darkness pursue. |
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| 9 What do we devise against Jehovah An end He is making, arise not twice doth distress. |
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 For while princes [are] perplexed, And with their drink are drunken, They have been consumed as stubble fully dried. |
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 From thee hath come forth a deviser of evil Against Jehovah a worthless counsellor. |
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| 12 Thus said Jehovah: Though complete, and thus many, Yet thus they have been cut off, And he hath passed away. And I afflicted thee, I afflict thee no more. |
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| 13 And now I break his rod from off thee, And thy bands I do draw away. |
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| 14 And commanded concerning thee hath Jehovah, 'No more of thy name doth spread abroad, From the house of thy gods I cut off graven and molten image, I appoint thy grave, for thou hast been vile. |
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| 15 Lo, on the mountains the feet of one proclaiming tidings, sounding peace! Celebrate, O Judah, thy festivals, complete thy vows, For add no more to pass over into thee doth the worthless, He hath been completely cut off! |
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