Nahum 1:9 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "devise", "against", "jehovah", "making", "arise", "twice", "doth", and "distress". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "devise" and "against", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And with a flood passing over An..." into verse 10's "For while princes FI are Fi perplexed...", so "devise" and "against" 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 "devise" and "against" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.