Nahum 1:8

Good News Translation (US Version)

Like a great rushing flood he completely destroys his enemies; he sends to their death those who oppose him.

Cross References

Ezekiel 13:13

Now this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “In my anger I will send a strong wind, pouring rain, and hailstones to destroy the wall.

Isaiah 28:17

Justice will be the measuring line for the foundation, and honesty will be its plumb line.” Hailstorms will sweep away all the lies you depend on, and floods will destroy your security.

Isaiah 8:22

or stare at the ground, but they will see nothing but trouble and darkness, terrifying darkness into which they are being driven.

Zephaniah 2:13

The Lord will use his power to destroy Assyria. He will make the city of Nineveh a deserted ruin, a waterless desert.

Amos 8:8

And so the earth will quake, and everyone in the land will be in distress. The whole country will be shaken; it will rise and fall like the Nile River.

Matthew 8:12

But those who should be in the Kingdom will be thrown out into the darkness, where they will cry and gnash their teeth.”

Matthew 7:27

The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, the wind blew hard against that house, and it fell. And what a terrible fall that was!”

Nahum 2:8

Like water from a broken dam the people rush from Nineveh! “Stop! Stop!” the cry rings out— but no one turns back.

Nahum 1:1

This is a message about Nineveh, the account of a vision seen by Nahum, who was from Elkosh.

Daniel 11:40

“When the king of Syria's final hour has almost come, the king of Egypt will attack him, and the king of Syria will fight back with all his power, using chariots, horses, and many ships. He will invade many countries, like the waters of a flood.

Daniel 11:22

Anyone who opposes him, even God's High Priest, will be swept away and wiped out.

Daniel 9:26

And at the end of that time God's chosen leader will be killed unjustly. The city and the Temple will be destroyed by the invading army of a powerful ruler. The end will come like a flood, bringing the war and destruction which God has prepared.

Jeremiah 13:16

Honor the Lord, your God, before he brings darkness, and you stumble on the mountains; before he turns into deep darkness the light you hoped for.

Proverbs 4:19

The road of the wicked, however, is dark as night. They fall, but cannot see what they have stumbled over.

Job 30:15

I am overcome with terror; my dignity is gone like a puff of wind, and my prosperity like a cloud.

Daniel 11:10

“The sons of the king of Syria will prepare for war and gather a large army. One of them will sweep on like a flood and attack an enemy fortress.

Job 40:11

Look at those who are proud; pour out your anger and humble them.

Isaiah 13:9

The day of the Lord is coming—that cruel day of his fierce anger and fury. The earth will be made a wilderness, and every sinner will be destroyed.

Isaiah 13:10

Every star and every constellation will stop shining, the sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will give no light.

Isaiah 28:2

The Lord has someone strong and powerful ready to attack them, someone who will come like a hailstorm, like a torrent of rain, like a rushing, overpowering flood, and will overwhelm the land.

Jeremiah 51:64

and say, ‘This is what will happen to Babylonia—it will sink and never rise again because of the destruction that the Lord is going to bring on it.’” The words of Jeremiah end here.

1 Samuel 2:9

“He protects the lives of his faithful people, but the wicked disappear in darkness; a man does not triumph by his own strength.

Isaiah 28:18

The treaty you have made with death will be abolished, and your agreement with the world of the dead will be canceled. When disaster sweeps down, you will be overcome.