Nahum 1:15
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15 [a]Look! On the mountains the feet of one
who brings good tidings,
who proclaims peace!
Celebrate your festivals, O Judah;
fulfill your vows,
for never again shall the wicked invade you;
they are utterly cut off.(A)
Footnotes
- 1.15 2.1 in Heb
Isaiah 52:7
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7 How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of the messenger who announces peace,
who brings good news,
who announces salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”(A)
Romans 10:15
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15 And how are they to proclaim him unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”(A)
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Isaiah 40:9-10
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9 Get you up to a high mountain,
O Zion, herald of good news;[a]
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good news;[b]
lift it up, do not fear;
say to the cities of Judah,
“Here is your God!”(A)
10 See, the Lord God comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
his reward is with him
and his recompense before him.(B)
Acts 10:36
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36 You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all.(A)
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Luke 2:10
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10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people:(A)
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Isaiah 29:7-8
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7 And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel,
all that fight against her and her stronghold and who distress her,
shall be like a dream, a vision of the night.(A)
8 Just as when a hungry person dreams of eating
and wakes up still hungry
or a thirsty person dreams of drinking
and wakes up faint, still thirsty,
so shall the multitude of all the nations be
that fight against Mount Zion.(B)
Luke 2:14
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Footnotes
- 2.14 Other ancient authorities read peace, goodwill among people
Nahum 1:11-12
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11 From you one has gone out
who plots evil against the Lord,
one who counsels wickedness.(A)
Good News for Judah
12 Thus says the Lord:
Though they are at full strength and many,[a]
they will be cut off and pass away.
Though I have afflicted you,
I will afflict you no more.(B)
Footnotes
- 1.12 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 116:17-18
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17 I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice
and call on the name of the Lord.(A)
18 I will pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
Joel 3:17
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The Glorious Future of Judah
17 So you shall know that I, the Lord your God,
dwell in Zion, my holy mountain.
And Jerusalem shall be holy,
and strangers shall never again pass through it.(A)
Isaiah 52:1
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Let Zion Rejoice
52 Awake; awake;
put on your strength, O Zion!
Put on your beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, the holy city,
for the uncircumcised and the unclean
shall enter you no more.(A)
Isaiah 37:36-38
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Sennacherib’s Defeat and Death
36 Then the angel of the Lord set out and struck down one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians; when morning dawned, they were all dead bodies.(A) 37 Then King Sennacherib of Assyria left, went home, and lived at Nineveh. 38 As he was worshiping in the house of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with the sword, and they escaped into the land of Ararat. His son Esar-haddon succeeded him.(B)
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Psalm 116:12-14
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12 What shall I return to the Lord
for all his bounty to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the Lord;
14 I will pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.(A)
Psalm 107:21-22
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21 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to humankind.
22 And let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices
and tell of his deeds with songs of joy.(A)
Psalm 107:15
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15 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to humankind.(A)
Psalm 107:8
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8 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to humankind.(A)
Leviticus 23:4
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4 “These are the appointed festivals of the Lord, the holy convocations, that you shall celebrate at the time appointed for them.(A)
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Leviticus 23:2
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2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: These are the appointed festivals of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations, my appointed festivals.(A)
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Nahum 1:14
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14 The Lord has commanded concerning you:
Your name shall be perpetuated no longer;
from the house of your gods I will cut off
the carved image and the cast image.
I will prepare your grave, for you are worthless.(A)
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