Nahum 1:8 (GNV)

Passage

But passing ouer as with a flood, he will vtterly destroy the place thereof, and darknesse shall pursue his enemies.

Nearby Context

Nahum 1:6 Who can stande before his wrath? or who can abide in the fiercenesse of his wrath? his wrath is powred out like fire, and the rockes are broken by him.

Nahum 1:7 The Lord is good and as a strong hold in the day of trouble, and he knoweth them that trust in him.

Nahum 1:8 But passing ouer as with a flood, he will vtterly destroy the place thereof, and darknesse shall pursue his enemies.

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "darkness", "passing", "ouer", "flood", "vtterly", "destroy", "place", and "thereof". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "darkness" and "passing", 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 as a..." into verse 9's "What doe ye imagine against the Lord...", so "darkness" and "passing" 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 "passing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.