Nahum 1:8

But with an overflowing flood, he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

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WEBBE

But with an overflowing flood, he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

BSB

But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.

KJV

But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

ASV

But with an over-running flood he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

BBE

But like water overflowing he will take them away; he will put an end to those who come up against him, driving his haters into the dark.

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וּבְשֶׁטֶף u·ve·she·tef and with a flood H7858 עֹבֵר 'o·ver [which] passes over H5674 כָּלָה ka·lah complete destruction H3617 יַעֲשֶׂה ya·'a·seh he will make H6213 מְקוֹמָהּ me·ko·mah place its H4725 וְאֹיְבָיו ve·'o·ye·vav and enemies his H341 יְרַדֶּף־ ye·ra·def- he will pursue H7291 חֹשֶׁךְ cho·shekh darkness H2822

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–8

About a hundred years before, at Jonah's preaching, the Ninevites repented, and were spared, yet, soon after, they became worse than ever. Nineveh knows not that God who contends with her, but is told what a God he is. It is good for all to mix faith with what is here said concerning Him, which speaks great terror to the wicked, and comfort to believers. Let each take his portion from it: let sinners read it and tremble; and let saints read it and triumph. The anger of the Lord is contrasted with his goodness to his people. Perhaps they are obscure and little regarded in the world, but the Lord knows them. The Scripture character of Jehovah agrees not with the views of proud reasoners. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is slow to wrath and ready to forgive, but he will by no means acquit the wicked; and there is tribulation and anguish for every soul that doeth evil: but who duly regards the power of his wrath?

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Wicked (People)

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.