Nahum 1:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time. ”

Nahum 1:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The prophet had in few words summed up the close of Nineveh; he now upbraids them with the sin, which should bring it upon them, and foretells the destruction of Sennacherib. Nineveh had, before th...
Nahum 1:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

What do ye (k) imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time. (k) He shows that the undertakings of the Assyrians against Judah and the Church wer...
Nahum 1:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Avenging Wrath of Yahweh. Yahweh is a jealous and vengeful God sensitive to the honour of Himself and His people who marcheth through whirlwind and storm to save them from the enemy. Before His...
Nahum 1:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

imagine . devise. Compare Psalms 2:1 . affliction . distress, or trouble; Hebrew. zarar , as in Nahum 1:7 , i.e. the trouble that now threatens Nineveh. the second time . Referring to the ris...
Nahum 1:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Some interpreters so consider this verse also, as though the Prophet had said, that the calamity of the chosen people would not be a destruction, as God would observe some moderation and keep w...
Nahum 1:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time. Affliction shall not rise up the second time - There shall be no need to repeat the judgm...
Nahum 1:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

What do ye imagine— Why do ye take counsel? &c. The prophet says this to the Ninevites, who seemed willing to repair the loss of Senacherib's army, and to invade Judaea; and it is most likely...
Nahum 1:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time. What do ye imagine against the Lord? Abrupt address to the Assyrians. How mad is...
Nahum 1:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

God's Vengeance on His People's Enemies. Deliverance for Judah 1, 2. Superscription: 'Oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of prophesying of Nahum the Elkoshite.' A. theological intro...
Nahum 1:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Affliction — i.e., Nineveh’s affliction of Israel, the same Hebrew word being used in Nahum 1:7 to denote Israel’s “trouble” or “affliction” proceeding from Nineveh. (See also Nahum 1:12 .) Ni...
Nahum 1:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE VENGEANCE OF THE LORD Nahum 1:1-15 THE prophet Nahum, as we have seen, arose probably in Judah, if not about the same time as Zephaniah and Jeremiah, then a few years later. Whether he prop...
Nahum 1:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Goodness and Righteous Anger Nahum 1:1-15 The native city of Nahum was Elkosh, near the Lake of Galilee. The name Capernaum means literally “the village of Nahum.” He lived about 150 year...
Nahum 1:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The prophet preceded the announcement of a verdict of vengeance by a section dealing wholly with Jehovah Himself. As to His character, He is a God of vengeance, and yet the central fact of His nature...
Nahum 1:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is very evident that the Prophet's whole discourse is directed to warn the Ninevites, who thought of destroying Israel, that they should thereby only hasten their own destruction. And the event in...
Nahum 1:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

What do ye imagine against the Lord ?.... O ye Ninevites or Assyrians; do you think you can frustrate the designs of the Lord, resist his power, and hinder him from executing what he has threatened...
Nahum 1:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time. Ver. 9. What do ye imagine against the Lord? ] Because against his people. So Psalms...
Nahum 1:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

What do ye imagine against the Lord? Having declared the dreadfulness of God's power and anger against the wicked, his goodness toward his people, and denounced future destruction against the Ninev...
Nahum 1:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Destruction of the Assyrian Army; Overthrow of Sennacherib. B. C. 710. 9 What do ye im...
Nahum 1:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Having declared the dreadfulness of God's power and anger against the wicked, his goodness towards his people, and denounced future destruction against the Ninevites and Assyrians, he doth now expost...
Nahum 1:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

God's Purpose Towards Nineveh ( Nahum 1:9-13 a). God purposes to destroy Nineveh once and for all. Nahum 1:9 ‘What do you imagine against YHWH? He will make a full end. Affliction will not ri...
Nahum 1:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Nahum 1:9 .] The city must be destroyed and its inhabitants perish. Imagine] By means of defence to ward off danger. Second] time from Assyria (cf. Isaiah 51:17-23 ; 2 Sam...
Nahum 1:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nahum 1:1 . The burden of Nineveh Nahum the Elkoshite. This refers to a village of Galilee, the native place of Nahum, who in point of talent was among the first of the Hebrew prophets. Yet nothin...
Nahum 1:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

What do ye imagine against the Lord? Sin I. The essence of sin is suggested. It is hostility to God. It is opposition to the laws, purposes, Spirit of God. It involves-- 1. The basest of ing...
Nahum 1:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Nahum 1:1-34 Part I. THE JUDGMENT UPON NINEVEH DECREED BY GOD . Nahum 1:1 § 1. The heading of the book. The book has a double title, the first giving the obj...
Nahum 1:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Divine Counsel Concerning the Judgment upon Nineveh. God, who is at the same time the God of the covenant and the almighty Sovereign of the universe, states that He has fully decided to bring...
Nahum 1:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 26:8 ; 1 Samuel 3:12 ; 2 Corinthians 10:5 ; 2 Samuel 20:10 ; Acts 4:25-28 ; Ezekiel 38:10 ; Ezekiel 38:11 ; Isaiah 8:10 ; Isaiah 8:9 ; Nahum 1:11 ; Proverbs 21:30 ; Psalms 2:1-4...
Nahum 1:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Against the Lord — What you imagine or design against his people, ye design against him? Make an utter end — He will bring you to utter desolation.

Nahum 1:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nahum 1:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Nahum 1:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nahum 1:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Nahum 1:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Nahum 1:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nahum 1:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Nahum 1:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Nahum 1:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nahum 1:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Nahum 1:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Nahum 1:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Nahum 1:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nahum 1:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nahum 1:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nahum 1:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Nahum 1:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nahum 1:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nahum 1:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nahum 1:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Nahum 1:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Nahum 1:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nahum 1:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Nahum 1:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Nahum 1:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nahum 1:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Nahum 1:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes