Nahum 1:15 (DRB)

Passage

Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, and that preacheth peace: O Juda, keep thy festivals, and pay thy vows: for Belial shall no more pass through thee again, he is utterly cut off.

Nearby Context

Nahum 1:13 And now I will break in pieces his rod with which he struck thy back, and I will burst thy bonds asunder.

Nahum 1:14 And the Lord will give a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name shall be sown: I will destroy the graven and molten thing out of the house of thy God, I will make it thy grave, for thou art disgraced.

Nahum 1:15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, and that preacheth peace: O Juda, keep thy festivals, and pay thy vows: for Belial shall no more pass through thee again, he is utterly cut off.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "upon", "mountains", "feet", "bringeth", "good", "tidings", and "preacheth". 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 the Lord will give a commandment...", 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.