Nahum 1:1 (LSB)

Passage

The oracle of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

Nearby Context

Nahum 1:1 The oracle of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

Nahum 1:2 A jealous and avenging God is Yahweh; Yahweh is avenging and wrathful. Yahweh is avenging against His adversaries, And He keeps His anger for His enemies.

Nahum 1:3 Yahweh is slow to anger and great in power, And Yahweh will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In whirlwind and storm is His way, And clouds are the dust beneath His feet.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "oracle", "nineveh", "book", "vision", "nahum", and "elkoshite". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "oracle" and "nineveh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "A jealous and avenging God is Yahweh...", so "oracle" and "nineveh" 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 "oracle" and "nineveh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.