Nahum 1:15 (ASV)

Passage

Behold, upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! Keep thy feasts, O Judah, perform thy vows; for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

Nearby Context

Nahum 1:13 And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

Nahum 1:14 And Jehovah hath given commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image; I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.

Nahum 1:15 Behold, upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! Keep thy feasts, O Judah, perform thy vows; for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "upon", "mountains", "feet", "bringeth", "good", "tidings", and "publisheth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "upon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And Jehovah hath given commandment concerning thee...", giving immediate footing for "behold" and "upon". In Nahum context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "behold" and "upon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.