Nahum 1:10 (DBY)

Passage

Though they be tangled together [as] thorns, and be as drenched from their drink, they shall be devoured as dry stubble, completely.

Nearby Context

Nahum 1:8 But with an overrunning flood he will make a full end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

Nahum 1:9 What do ye imagine against Jehovah? He will make a full end: trouble shall not rise up the second time.

Nahum 1:10 Though they be tangled together [as] thorns, and be as drenched from their drink, they shall be devoured as dry stubble, completely.

Nahum 1:11 Out of thee is gone forth one that imagineth evil against Jehovah, a wicked counsellor.

Nahum 1:12 Thus saith Jehovah: Though they be complete in number, and many as they be, even so shall they be cut down, and he shall pass away; and though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "though", "tangled", "together", "thorns", "drenched", "drink", "shall", and "devoured". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "though" and "tangled", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "What do ye imagine against Jehovah He..." into verse 11's "Out of thee is gone forth one...", so "though" and "tangled" belong inside that flow. In Nahum context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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