Nahum 1:9

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.

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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...
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...
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...
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...
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 destructio...
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...
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...
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...
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 prophes...
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” pr...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(9-15) The first revelation of God’s judgment, by the awful overthrow of Sennacherib’s invading army in the reign of Hezekiah.
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...
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 literal...
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...
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 o...
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...
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 t...
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,...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Destruction of the Assyrian Army; Overthrow of Sennacherib. B. C. 710....
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 again...
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 YHW...
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]...
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...
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, Sp...
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...
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 un...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

What do ye imagine against the Lord? Did the people of Judah think that Jehovah was not able to carry out His threat against Nineveh?. He will make...
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 What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

Related Commentaries of Nahum 1:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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