Nahum 1:1 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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

Nahum 1:2 God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

Nahum 1:3 The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "God is jealous and the LORD revengeth...", so "burden" 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 "burden" and "nineveh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.