Nahum 1:15 (LSB)

Passage

Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who proclaims good news, Who announces peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; Pay your vows. For never again will the vile one pass through you; He is cut off completely.

Nearby Context

Nahum 1:13 So now, I will break his yoke bar from upon you, And I will break your bands apart.”

Nahum 1:14 And Yahweh has commanded concerning you: “There will no longer be seed from your name. From the house of your gods, I will cut off graven image and molten image. I will prepare your grave, For you are contemptible.”

Nahum 1:15 Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who proclaims good news, Who announces peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; Pay your vows. For never again will the vile one pass through you; He is cut off completely.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "mountains", "feet", "proclaims", "good", "news", "announces", and "peace". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "mountains", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And Yahweh has commanded concerning you There...", giving immediate footing for "behold" and "mountains". In Nahum context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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