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Nahum

Old Testament · Minor Prophets · 3 chapters

The coming fall of Nineveh, and comfort for Judah in the Lord who is slow to anger and great in power.

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Written by
Nahum
Date
c. 663–612 BC

Themes

  • God’s justice
  • The fall of Nineveh
  • Comfort for the oppressed

Outline

  1. The LORD’s majestyChapter 1
  2. Nineveh’s fallChapters 2–3

Key verses

The Lord is slow to anger and great in power; the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Nahum 1:3
The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
Nahum 1:7