Nahum 1:6 (YLT)

Passage

Before His indignation who doth stand? And who riseth up in the heat of His anger? His fury hath been poured out like fire, And the rocks have been broken by Him.

Nearby Context

Nahum 1:4 He is pushing against a sea, and drieth it up, Yea, all the floods He hath made dry, Languishing <FI>are<Fi> Bashan and Carmel, Yea, the flower of Lebanon <FI>is<Fi> languishing.

Nahum 1:5 Mountains have shaken because of Him, And the hills have been melted; And lifted up <FI>is<Fi> the earth at His presence, And the world and all dwelling in it.

Nahum 1:6 Before His indignation who doth stand? And who riseth up in the heat of His anger? His fury hath been poured out like fire, And the rocks have been broken by Him.

Nahum 1:7 Good <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah for a strong place in a day of distress. And He knoweth those trusting in Him.

Nahum 1:8 And with a flood passing over, An end He maketh of its place, And His enemies doth darkness pursue.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "before", "indignation", "doth", "stand", "riseth", "heat", "anger", and "fury". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "before" and "indignation", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Mountains have shaken because of Him And..." into verse 7's "Good FI is Fi Jehovah for a...", so "before" and "indignation" 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 "before" and "indignation" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.