Nahum 1:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.

His fury is poured out like fire - like the liquid fire poured out of volcanoes in all directions (see Jeremiah 7:20).

And the rocks are thrown down by him - or, 'are burnt asunder;' the usual effect of volcanic fire (Jeremiah 51:25-26). As Hannibal burst asunder the Alpine rocks by fire to make a passage for his army (Grotius).

Nahum 1:6

6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abideb in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.