Nahum 1:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nahum 1:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nahum 1:8 is a verse from the book of Nahum in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nahum 1:8 — KJV
“But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.”
— Nahum 1:8 (KJV)
Nahum 1:8 in Context — About the Book of Nahum
Nahum announces the fall of Nineveh — the brutal Assyrian capital that had terrorized nations for generations. Its comfort is fierce: the Lord is slow to anger but will not leave the guilty unpunished, and He is a refuge in trouble for those who trust in Him.
Cross-References for Nahum 1:8
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with Nahum 1:8: make, utter, end
“Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.”
Shares key themes with Nahum 1:8: make, utter, end
“I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. backs: Heb. neck”
Shares key themes with Nahum 1:8: make, end, enemies
“And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof. of...: or, of the matter of the mercy seat”
Shares key themes with Nahum 1:8: make, end, thereof
“And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it. shall light: or, shall cause to ascend it: Heb. the face of it”
Shares key themes with Nahum 1:8: make, end, thereof
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