Nahum 1:8 — But with an overwhelming flood [of judgment through invading armies]
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Read Nahum 1:8 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Nahum 1.8, Nahum 1v8, Na. 1:8. But with an overwhelming flood [of judgment through invading armies]
He will make a complete destruction of its site
And will pursue His enemies into darkness.
Other reference formats: Nahum 1.8, Nahum 1v8, Na. 1:8.
8 But with an overwhelming flood [of judgment through invading armies]
He will make a complete destruction of its site
And will pursue His enemies into darkness.
Notes and references
The overwhelming flood may be understood as a metaphor describing a conquering army as well as a literal reference to a flood of water. Diodorus of Sicily refers to a legend that Nineveh could never be taken until the river became its enemy. Arbaces the Scythian had besieged the city in vain for tw…
The city of Nineveh was the magnificent capital of the Assyrian Empire. The great palace of Sennacherib was without rival and contained at least seventy or more rooms. The city was home to more than 120,000 residents (at least twice the size of Babylon) and had no less than fifteen gates in the wal…