Nahum 1:12
Thus saith the Lord; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
Context
This verse from Nahum Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. A poem celebrating the Lord as a jealous and avenging God who is slow to anger but who will by no means clear the guilty. The theophanic imagery of withering sea, trembling mountains, and dissolving hills precedes the declaration that …
Other Translations
Thus saith Jehovah: Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, even so shall they be cut down, and he shall pass away. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
Thus said Jehovah: Though complete, and thus many, Yet thus they have been cut off, And he hath passed away. And I afflicted thee, I afflict thee no more.
This is what the Lord has said: The days of my cause against you are ended; they are cut off and past. Though I have sent trouble on you, you will no longer be troubled.
Cross References
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And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp …
Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting …
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy …
Thus saith thy Lord the Lord, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken …
Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore …
Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean …
For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: …
And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with …