Nahum 1
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← Micah 7 | |
 Simplified plan of ancient Nineveh, showing city wall and location of gateways. | |
| Book | Book of Nahum |
| Category | Nevi'im |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 34 |
Nahum 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Nahum in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] This book contains the prophecies spoken by the prophet Nahum, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets.[3][4] This chapter describes the character of God in giving a fair judgment upon Nineveh.[5]
Text
- The original text is written in Hebrew.
- Some of the most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- In Hebrew:
- Masoretic Text
- Dead Sea Scrolls: 4QpNah, known as the "Nahum Commentary" (1st century BC)[6]
- In Greek:
- Septuagint (3rd century BC)
- In Hebrew:
- This chapter is divided into 15 verses.
Structure
This chapter can be grouped:
- Nahum 1:1–8 = I. The Character of God: The holiness of the LORD; judgment upon Nineveh
- Nahum 1:9–15 = II. God's Punishment of His Enemies.
Verse 1
- The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.[7]
- "burden" is translated from Hebrew word: משא ma·syā,[8] which can also mean "oracle".[9]
- "Elkosh", the hometown of prophet Nahum, has been identified with several cities, including the modern Alqosh of Assyria and Capharnaum of northern Galilee.[10]
Verse 4
- He rebukes the sea and makes it dry,
- And dries up all the rivers.
- Bashan and Carmel wither,
- And the flower of Lebanon wilts.[11]
- Bashan, Carmel, and Lebanon are known to be places of lush vegetataion and among the most fertile regions of Palestine.[5][12]
See also
- Calming the storm
- Other related Bible parts: Exodus 20, Psalm 18, Matthew 8, 2 Timothy 2
References
- ^ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ^ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ^ J. D. Davis. 1960. A Dictionary of The Bible. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House.
- ^ Therodore Hiebert, et.al. 1996. The New Intrepreter's Bible: Volume: VII. Nashville: Abingdon.
- ^ a b The Scofield Study Bible, Oxford University Press. 2003. ISBN 9780195278583. pp. 1185-7.
- ^ VanderKam, James C., The Dead Sea Scrolls Today, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994. pp. 10-11.
- ^ Nahum 1:1
- ^ Template:StrongHebrew
- ^ New King James Version
- ^ Nahum at The Catholic Encyclopedia
- ^ Nahum 1:4
- ^ The Nelson Study Bible. Thomas Nelson, Inc. 1997. ISBN 9780840715999. pp. 1514-5.
External links
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Look up Nahum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- Unique Pictures Of Nahum Tomb By Kobi Arami
- Jewish translations:
- Nachum – Nahum (Judaica Press) translation [with Rashi's commentary] at Chabad.org
- Christian translations:
- Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
- BibleGateway
- Nahum – King James Version
Nahum public domain audiobook at LibriVox Various versions
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