Nahum 1:8 (DRB)

Passage

But with a flood that passeth by, he will make an utter end of the place thereof: and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

Nearby Context

Nahum 1:6 Who can stand before the face of his indignation? and who shall resist in the fierceness of his anger? his indignation is poured out like fire: and the rocks are melted by him.

Nahum 1:7 The Lord is good, and giveth strength in the day of trouble: and knoweth them that hope in him.

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

Nahum 1:9 What do ye devise against the Lord? he will make an utter end: there shall not rise a double affliction.

Nahum 1:10 For as thorns embrace one another: so while they are feasting and drinking together, they shall be consumed as stubble that is fully dry.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "The Lord is good and giveth strength..." into verse 9's "What do ye devise against the Lord...", so "darkness" and "flood" 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 "flood" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.