Nahum 2:1 (DRB)

Passage

He is come up that shall destroy before thy face, that shall keep the siege: watch the way, fortify thy loins, strengthen thy power exceedingly.

Nearby Context

Nahum 2:1 He is come up that shall destroy before thy face, that shall keep the siege: watch the way, fortify thy loins, strengthen thy power exceedingly.

Nahum 2:2 For the Lord hath rendered the pride of Jacob, as the pride of Israel: because the spoilers have laid them waste, and have marred their vine branches.

Nahum 2:3 The shield of his mighty men is like fire, the men of the army are clad in scarlet, the reins of the chariot are flaming in the day of his preparation, and the drivers are stupefied.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "shall", "destroy", "before", "face", "keep", and "siege". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "For the Lord hath rendered the pride...", so "come" and "shall" should be read forward into that movement. In Nahum context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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