Nahum 1:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But he will completely destroy his enemies. He will wash them away like a flood and chase them into the darkness.

Cross References

Ezekiel 13:13

The Lord GOD says, “I am angry and I will send a storm against you. I am angry and I will send a strong rain. I am angry and I will make hail fall from the sky and completely destroy you!

Isaiah 28:17

“Workers use a string and weight to show their work is straight and true. I will use justice as the string and goodness as the weight when I lay that foundation. But your safe places were built on lies. So they will be destroyed and washed away when the troubles come against you like hail storms and floods.

Isaiah 8:22

And when the captives turn their faces to the ground, there is only a depressing darkness closing in—the dark sadness of people forced to leave their country.

Zephaniah 2:13

Then the Lord will turn north and punish Assyria. He will destroy Nineveh—that city will be like an empty, dry desert.

Amos 8:8

There will be an earthquake that will shake the whole land because of what they did. Everyone living there will cry for those who died. The land will be tossed around. The whole land will rise and fall like the Nile River in Egypt.”

Matthew 8:12

And those who should have the kingdom will be thrown out. They will be thrown outside into the darkness, where people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.”

Matthew 7:27

It rained hard, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house. And it fell with a loud crash.”

Nahum 2:8

Nineveh is like a pool whose water is draining away. People yell, “Stop! Stop running away!” But it does not do any good.

Nahum 1:1

This book is the vision of Nahum from Elkosh. This is the sad message about the city of Nineveh.

Daniel 11:40

“At the time of the end, the southern king will fight a battle against the northern king. The northern king will attack him with chariots and soldiers on horses and many large ships. The northern king will rush through the land like a flood.

Daniel 11:22

He will defeat large and powerful armies. He will even defeat the leader with the agreement.

Daniel 9:26

After the 62 weeks, the chosen one will be killed. He will be gone. Then the people of the future leader will destroy the city and the holy place. That end will come like a flood. War will continue until the end. God has ordered that place to be completely destroyed.

Jeremiah 13:16

Honor the Lord your God. Praise him or he will bring darkness. Praise him before you fall on the dark hills. You people of Judah are hoping for light, but the Lord will turn the light into thick darkness. He will change it into the deepest gloom.

Proverbs 4:19

But the path of the wicked is like a dark night. They trip and fall over what they cannot see.

Job 30:15

I am shaking with fear. They chased my honor away like dust in the wind. My safety disappears like a cloud.

Daniel 11:10

“The northern king’s sons will prepare for war. They will get a large army together. It will move through the land very quickly, like a powerful flood. That army will fight all the way to the strong fort of the southern king.

Job 40:11

If you are as powerful as God, then show your anger! Punish those who are proud and humble them.

Isaiah 13:9

Look, the Lord’s special day is coming! It will be a terrible day. God will be very angry. He will destroy the country and wipe out the sinful people who live there.

Isaiah 13:10

The skies will be dark. The sun, the moon, and the stars will not shine.

Isaiah 28:2

Look, the Lord has someone who is strong and brave. He will come into the country like a storm of hail and rain. Like a powerful river of water flooding the country, he will throw that crown down to the ground.

Jeremiah 51:64

Then say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink. Babylon will rise no more. It will sink because of the terrible things that I will make happen here.’” The words of Jeremiah end here.

1 Samuel 2:9

He protects his holy people. He keeps them from stumbling. But evil people will be destroyed. They will fall in the darkness. Their power won’t help them win.

Isaiah 28:18

Your agreement with death will be erased. Your contract with Sheol will not help you. “Someone will come and punish you. He will make you like the dirt he walks on.