Promise of Judah’s Deliverance

12 This is what the Lord says:

Though they are strong[a] and numerous,
they will still be mowed down,
and he[b] will pass away.
Though I have punished you,[c](A)
I will punish you no longer.(B)
13 For I will now break off his yoke from you
and tear off your shackles.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:12 Lit intact
  2. 1:12 Either the king of Assyria or his army
  3. 1:12 = Judah

Reassurance for God’s people

12 The Lord proclaims:
Though once they were a healthy and numerous force,
        they have been cut off and have disappeared.
I have afflicted you;
        I won’t afflict you further, Zion.[a]
13 Now I will break off his yoke from you
        and tear off your chains.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 1:12 Heb lacks Zion.