Nahum 1:11 (YLT)

Passage

From thee hath come forth a deviser of evil Against Jehovah--a worthless counsellor.

Nearby Context

Nahum 1:9 What do we devise against Jehovah? An end He is making, arise not twice doth distress.

Nahum 1:10 For while princes <FI>are<Fi> perplexed, And with their drink are drunken, They have been consumed as stubble fully dried.

Nahum 1:11 From thee hath come forth a deviser of evil Against Jehovah--a worthless counsellor.

Nahum 1:12 Thus said Jehovah: Though complete, and thus many, Yet thus they have been cut off, And he hath passed away. And I afflicted thee, I afflict thee no more.

Nahum 1:13 And now I break his rod from off thee, And thy bands I do draw away.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thee", "hath", "come", "forth", "deviser", "evil", "against", and "jehovah--a". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thee" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "For while princes FI are Fi perplexed..." into verse 12's "Thus said Jehovah Though complete and thus...", so "thee" and "hath" 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 "thee" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.