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Nahum 1:1
New Catholic Bible
Nahum 1:1
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 1
Title.1 This is an oracle about Nineveh, the book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh.[a]
The Fury of God[b]
In the Face of His Ardent Anger, Who Could Resist Him?[c]
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- Nahum 1:1 Elkosh was probably a place in Judea. This verse tells us what the subject of the Book is to be.
- Nahum 1:1 The faith of Israel judges these events differently from the way secular historians do through the sudden leaps of history; it is the project of salvation of God that is accomplished: it is he who destroys Nineveh. Thus, before describing the unfolding of facts, the Book raises this drama to the level of a great manifestation of God, who brings back order and justice into the universe of men.
- Nahum 1:1 One must let himself be carried away by the force of this triumphal psalm, which proclaims the victory of the All-Powerful whom no one can resist. Nevertheless, this terrible God leans toward the wicked.
