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The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:11-14

Corrupt kings. "There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the Lord, a wicked counsellor. Thus saith the Lord; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through," etc. These words suggest a few thoughts concerning human kings and kingdoms. I. HUMAN KINGS ARE SOMETIMES TERRIBLY CORRUPT . "There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the Lord, a wicked counsellor." This evidently means... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nahum 1:11

There is one come out of thee - that is, Nineveh, “that imagineth” deviseth, , “evil, Lord, Sennacherib, against the the rod of God’s anger” Isaiah 10:5-7, yet who “meant not so,” as God meant. “And this was his counsel,” as is every counsel of Satan, “that they could not resist him, and so should withdraw themselves from the land of God, “into a land like their own” Isaiah 36:16-17, but whose joy and sweetness, its vines and its fig-trees, should not be from God, but from the Assyrian, i. e.,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nahum 1:11-13

Nahum 1:11-13. There is one come out of thee Or, one hath gone forth of thee. This is probably meant of Sennacherib, who uttered so many reproaches and blasphemies against the true God, one of whose royal seats was Nineveh, and who probably went forth from thence to invade Judea. But the term, a wicked counsellor, seems to be intended of Rabshakeh, whom Sennacherib sent against Jerusalem, while he himself warred against Lachish, and who uttered those blasphemous speeches against God, of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Nahum 1:1-15

1:1-15 THE POWER OF GODGod is the great judge, the all-powerful ruler of the universe. On the one hand he is patient with the rebellious, but on the other he is zealous for righteousness. His punishment of the guilty is severe, but it is also just (1:1-3a). Through storms, winds, droughts and earthquakes he sends judgments that bring total destruction. When his wrath is poured out on sinners, no one can escape (3b-6).Being so mighty, God can protect those who trust in him, and destroy those who... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Nahum 1:11

of. Genitive of Origin. App-17 . thee: i.e. Nineveh (feminine) evil . Hebrew. ra'a . App-44 . a wicked counsellor = a counselor of Belial. The counsellor probably = Rabshakeh; and Belial = Sennacherib. See note on p. 1261. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Nahum 1:11

"There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against Jehovah, that counselleth wickedness."Some would apply this to Sennacherib, whom it fits well enough; but it is better to understand this as a personification of the whole spirit of Nineveh:"Nineveh is addressed; and we need not refer the words entirely to Sennacherib and his impious threats, but may take them generally as expressing the arrogant impiety of the Assyrians and their attitude toward Jehovah."[17]"That counselleth... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Nahum 1:11

Nahum 1:11. There is one come out, &c.— Wherefore comes there out from thee him who meditated evil against the Lord, and used wicked counsels? Pointing out Sennacherib, who reproached the living God in the epistle which he sent to Hezekiah. See Houbigant. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Nahum 1:11

11. The cause of Nineveh's overthrow: Sennacherib's plots against Judah. come out of thee—O Nineveh. From thyself shall arise the source of thy own ruin. Thou shalt have only thyself to blame for it. imagineth evil—Sennacherib carried out the imaginations of his countrymen ( :-) against the Lord and His people (2 Kings 19:22; 2 Kings 19:23). a wicked counsellor—literally, "a counsellor of Belial." Belial means "without profit," worthless, and so bad (1 Samuel 25:25; 2 Corinthians 6:15). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Nahum 1:2-14

II. NINEVEH’S DESTRUCTION DECLARED 1:2-14The rest of chapter 1 declares Nineveh’s destruction in rather hymnic style, and chapters 2 and 3 describe its destruction. Each of these major parts of the book opens with a revelation of Yahweh. read more

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