Nahum 1:11 (KJV)

Passage

There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.

Nearby Context

Nahum 1:9 What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

Nahum 1:10 For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.

Nahum 1:11 There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.

Nahum 1:12 Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.

Nahum 1:13 For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "thee", "imagineth", "evil", "against", "lord", "wicked", and "counsellor". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "For while they be folden together as..." into verse 12's "Thus saith the LORD Though they be...", so "come" and "thee" 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 "come" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.