Nahum 1:13 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Nahum 1:14 And commanded concerning thee hath Jehovah, `No more of thy name doth spread abroad, From the house of thy gods I cut off graven and molten image, I appoint thy grave, for thou hast been vile.

Nahum 1:15 Lo, on the mountains the feet of one proclaiming tidings, sounding peace! Celebrate, O Judah, thy festivals, complete thy vows, For add no more to pass over into thee doth the worthless, He hath been completely cut off!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "break", "thee", "bands", "draw", and "away". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "break" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Thus said Jehovah Though complete and thus..." into verse 14's "And commanded concerning thee hath Jehovah No...", so "break" 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 "break" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.