Nahum 1:14 “The LORD has issued a command concerning you, O Nineveh: “There will b…”

Nahum 1:14

The LORD has issued a command concerning you, O Nineveh: “There will be no descendants to carry on your name. I will cut off the carved image and cast idol from the house of your gods; I will prepare your grave, for you are contemptible.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.

World English Bible

The LORD has commanded concerning you: “No more descendants will bear your name. Out of the house of your gods, I will cut off the engraved image and the molten image. I will make your grave, for you are vile.”

American Standard Version

And Jehovah hath given commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image; I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Lord hath giuen a commandement concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sowen: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the grauen, and the molten image: I will make it thy graue for thee, for thou art vile.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah hath given commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy god will I cut off the graven image, and the molten image: I will prepare thy grave; for thou art vile.

Young's Literal Translation

And commanded concerning thee hath Jehovah, 'No more of thy name doth spread abroad, From the house of thy gods I cut off graven and molten image, I appoint thy grave, for thou hast been vile.

Bible in Basic English

The Lord has given an order about you, that no more of your name are to be planted: from the house of your gods I will have the pictured and metal images cut off; I will make your last resting-place a place of shame; for you are completely evil.

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Cross references

“given”

Psalm 71:3 Isaiah 33:13

Psalm 71:3 · BSB

Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.

Isaiah 33:13 · BSB

You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.”

“that”

Psalm 109:13 Proverbs 10:7 Isaiah 14:20–22

Psalm 109:13 · BSB

May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.

Proverbs 10:7 · BSB

The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

Isaiah 14:20–22 · BSB

You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned.

“out”

Exodus 12:12 Leviticus 26:30 Isaiah 19:1 Jeremiah 50:2 Isaiah 46:1 Isaiah 46:2

Exodus 12:12 · BSB

On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.

Leviticus 26:30 · BSB

I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you.

Isaiah 19:1 · BSB

This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.

Jeremiah 50:2 · BSB

“Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pi…

Isaiah 46:1 · BSB

Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.

Isaiah 46:2 · BSB

The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity.

“I will make”

2 Kings 19:37 Nahum 3:4–6 2 Chronicles 32:21

2 Kings 19:37 · BSB

One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.

Nahum 3:4–6 · BSB

because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft.

2 Chronicles 32:21 · BSB

and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his go…

“for”

1 Samuel 3:13 Daniel 11:21

1 Samuel 3:13 · BSB

I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.

Daniel 11:21 · BSB

In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.

Also

Micah 5:13 Ezekiel 32:22–23

Micah 5:13 · BSB

I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.

Ezekiel 32:22–23 · BSB

Assyria is there with her whole company; her graves are all around her. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13For I will now break their yoke from your neck and tear away your shackles.”

15Look to the mountains— the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be utterly cut off.

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