Nahum 1:1

Good News Translation

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

Cross References

Genesis 10:11

From that land he went to Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,

2 Kings 19:36

Then the Assyrian emperor Sennacherib withdrew and returned to Nineveh.

Isaiah 10:5

The Lord said, “Assyria! I use Assyria like a club to punish those with whom I am angry.

Isaiah 13:1

This is a message about Babylon, which Isaiah son of Amoz received from God.

Isaiah 14:28

This is a message that was proclaimed in the year that King Ahaz died.

Isaiah 15:1

This is a message about Moab. The cities of Ar and Kir are destroyed in a single night, and silence covers the land of Moab.

Isaiah 19:1

This is a message about Egypt. The Lord is coming to Egypt, riding swiftly on a cloud. The Egyptian idols tremble before him, and the people of Egypt lose their courage.

Isaiah 21:1

This is a message about Babylonia. Like a whirlwind sweeping across the desert, disaster will come from a terrifying land.

Isaiah 22:1

This is a message about the Valley of Vision. What is happening? Why are all the people of the city celebrating on the roofs of the houses?

Isaiah 23:1

This is a message about Tyre. Howl with grief, you sailors out on the ocean! Your home port of Tyre has been destroyed; its houses and its harbor are in ruins. As your ships return from Cyprus, you learn the news.

Jeremiah 28:8

The prophets who spoke long ago, before my time and yours, predicted that war, starvation, and disease would come to many nations and powerful kingdoms.

Jonah 1:2

He said, “Go to Nineveh, that great city, and speak out against it; I am aware of how wicked its people are.”

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.

Habakkuk 1:1

This is the message that the Lord revealed to the prophet Habakkuk.

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.

Zechariah 9:1

This is the Lord's message: He has decreed punishment for the land of Hadrach and for the city of Damascus. Not only the tribes of Israel but also the capital of Syria belong to the Lord.

Malachi 1:1

This is the message that the Lord gave Malachi to tell the people of Israel.