Nahum 1:10

Translations

Modern

For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard—like stubble that is fully dry.

Traditional

For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.

Literal

For as with thorns, they will be entangled, and like their drink becoming drunk, they are consumed like stubble fully dry.

Latin

…quia sicut spinæ se invicem complectuntur, sic convivium eorum pariter potantium; consumentur quasi stipula ariditate plena.

Original

Hebrew

English

For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard—like stubble that is fully dry.

Notes

Nahum 1:7–11

This second stanza (see study note on Nahum 1:2–11) focuses on God’s rule, righteousness, and justice in the way he deals with all people.

Nahum 1:2–11

This short hymn (a song of praise about God) has two stanzas (1:2–6, 7–11). It speaks about God’s supreme power and authority.

Theme notes and profiles

God’s Justice

Events

Prophecies of Nahumc. 663 BC

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