Nahum 1:1 (YLT)

Passage

Burden of Nineveh. The Book of the Vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

Nearby Context

Nahum 1:1 Burden of Nineveh. The Book of the Vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

Nahum 1:2 A God zealous and avenging <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, An avenger <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, and possessing fury. An avenger <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah on His adversaries, And He is watching for His enemies.

Nahum 1:3 Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> slow to anger, and great in power, And Jehovah doth not entirely acquit, In a hurricane and in a tempest <FI>is<Fi> His way, And a cloud <FI>is<Fi> 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 "A God zealous and avenging FI is...", 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.