Nahum 1
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| Book | Book of Nahum |
| Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 34 |
| Category | Nevi'im |
Nahum 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Nahum in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] This book contains the prophecies spoken by the prophet Nahum, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets.[3][4] This chapter describes the character of God in giving a fair judgment upon Nineveh.[5]
Text
- The original text is written in Hebrew.
- This chapter is divided into 15 verses.
Textual versions
Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Hebrew language:
- Masoretic Text (10th century)
- Dead Sea Scrolls: (2nd century BC)[6][7]
- 4QpNah, known as the "Nahum Commentary" (1st century BC)[8]
- 4Q82 (4QXIIg): extant: verses 9-11[6][9]
- Wadi Murabba'at (MurXII): extant: verses 1‑15 (verses 1:1-14; 2:1 in Masoretic text)[6]
Ancient translations in Koine Greek:
- Septuagint (3rd century BC)
- Dead Sea Scrolls: (2nd century BC)[6]
- Naḥal Ḥever (8ḤevXIIgr): extant: verses 13‑14[6]
- Theodotion version (~AD 180)
Simplified plan of ancient Nineveh, showing city wall and location of gateways.
Structure
NKJV groups this chapter:
- Nahum 1:1-8 = I. The Character of God: The holiness of the LORD; judgment upon Nineveh
- Nahum 1:9-15 = II. God's Punishment of His Enemies.
Verse 1
- The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.[10]
- "burden" is translated from Hebrew word: משא ma·syā,[11] which can also mean "oracle".[12]
- "Elkosh", the hometown of prophet Nahum, has been identified with several cities, including the modern Alqosh of Assyria and Capharnaum of northern Galilee.[13]
Verse 4
- He rebukes the sea and makes it dry,
- And dries up all the rivers.
- Bashan and Carmel wither,
- And the flower of Lebanon wilts.[14]
- Bashan, Carmel, and Lebanon are known to be places of lush vegetataion and among the most fertile regions of Palestine.[5][15]
See also
- Calming the storm
- Other related Bible parts: Exodus 20, Psalm 18, Matthew 8, 2 Timothy 2
References
- ↑ Collins 2014.
- ↑ Hayes 2015.
- ↑ Metzger, Bruce M., et al. The Oxford Companion to the Bible. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
- ↑ Keck, Leander E. 1996. The New Interpreter's Bible: Volume: VII. Nashville: Abingdon.
- 1 2 The Scofield Study Bible, Oxford University Press. 2003. ISBN 9780195278583. pp. 1185-7.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Dead sea scrolls - Nahum
- ↑ Timothy A. J. Jull; Douglas J. Donahue; Magen Broshi; Emanuel Tov (1995). "Radiocarbon Dating of Scrolls and Linen Fragments from the Judean Desert". Radiocarbon. 38 (1): 14. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ VanderKam, James C., The Dead Sea Scrolls Today, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994. pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Ulrich & 2010 616.
- ↑ Nahum 1:1
- ↑ Hebrew word #4853 in Strong's Concordance
- ↑ New King James Version
- ↑ Nahum at The Catholic Encyclopedia
- ↑ Nahum 1:4
- ↑ The Nelson Study Bible. Thomas Nelson, Inc. 1997. ISBN 9780840715999. pp. 1514-5.
Bibliography
- Ulrich, Eugene, ed. (2010). The Biblical Qumran Scrolls: Transcriptions and Textual Variants. Brill.
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- Jewish translations:
- Nachum – Nahum (Judaica Press) translation [with Rashi's commentary] at Chabad.org
- Christian translations:
- Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
- BibleGateway
- Nahum – King James Version
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