Nahum 1:11 (GNV)

Passage

There commeth one out of thee that imagineth euill against the Lord, euen a wicked counsellour.

Nearby Context

Nahum 1:9 What doe ye imagine against the Lord? he wil make an vtter destruction: affliction shall not rise vp the seconde time.

Nahum 1:10 For he shall come as vnto thornes folden one in another, and as vnto drunkards in their drunkennesse: they shall be deuoured as stubble fully dryed.

Nahum 1:11 There commeth one out of thee that imagineth euill against the Lord, euen a wicked counsellour.

Nahum 1:12 Thus saith the Lord, Though they be quiet, and also many, yet thus shall they be cut off when he shall passe by: though I haue afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.

Nahum 1:13 For nowe I will breake his yoke from thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "commeth", "thee", "imagineth", "euill", "against", "lord", "euen", and "wicked". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "commeth" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "For he shall come as vnto thornes..." into verse 12's "Thus saith the Lord Though they be...", so "commeth" and "thee" 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 "commeth" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.