1:1 oracle of the word. Is. 13:1; Nah. 1:1; Hab. 1:1; Zech. 9:1; 12:1. Normally used in prophecies of judgment, “oracle” may point to the urgency felt by the prophet in issuing his proclamation. On this urgency, see also Jer. 20:9; Amos 3:8.