Nahum 1:8 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Nahum 1:6 Who shall stand before his indignation? and who shall abide in the fierceness of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by him.

Nahum 1:7 Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "darkness", "overrunning", "flood", "make", "full", "place", "thereof", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "darkness" and "overrunning", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Jehovah is good a stronghold in the..." into verse 9's "What do ye imagine against Jehovah He...", so "darkness" and "overrunning" 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 "darkness" and "overrunning" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.