The prophet Nahum opens with a theophanic vision of the LORD as both avenging judge and steadfast refuge, announcing that Nineveh's long reign of terror is about to end.
Old Testament
Nahum
Written by the prophet Nahum, likely between 663 and 612 B.C. Nahum proclaims God's judgment against Nineveh and the Assyrian Empire — the very city Jonah had warned — declaring that God is slow to anger but will not leave the guilty unpunished.
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Fall of Nineveh Foretold
Nahum 2-3Nahum's vivid battle poetry and woe oracle against Nineveh declare that a city built on violence and exploitation cannot stand — and that its fall will bring relief to every nation it terrorized.