Nahum
c. 670–c. 620 BCE · Ancient Israel
“Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace!”
Famous Quotes
“The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.”
“God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.”
“The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.”
“Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not.”
About Nahum
Prophet who foretold the fall of Nineveh, capital of the Assyrian Empire. His vivid, almost cinematic poetry of destruction celebrates divine judgment against a notoriously cruel empire.