Nahum 1:12 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

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

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "saith", "jehovah", "though", "complete", "number", "even", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Out of thee is gone forth one..." into verse 13's "And now will I break his yoke...", so "thus" and "saith" 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 "thus" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.