Nahum 1:8 (LSB)

Passage

But with an overflowing flood He will make a complete destruction of its place And will pursue His enemies into darkness.

Nearby Context

Nahum 1:6 Who can stand before His indignation? Who can endure the burning of His anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, And the rocks are torn down by Him.

Nahum 1:7 Yahweh is good, A strong defense in the day of distress, And He knows those who take refuge in Him.

Nahum 1:8 But with an overflowing flood He will make a complete destruction of its place And will pursue His enemies into darkness.

Nahum 1:9 Whatever you devise against Yahweh, He will make a complete destruction of it. Distress will not rise up twice.

Nahum 1:10 Like tangled thorns, And like those who are drunken with their drink, They are consumed As stubble fully dried up.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "darkness", "overflowing", "flood", "make", "complete", "destruction", "place", and "pursue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "darkness" and "overflowing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Yahweh is good A strong defense in..." into verse 9's "Whatever you devise against Yahweh He will...", so "darkness" and "overflowing" 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 "overflowing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.