Nahum 1

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Nahum 1
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The whole Book of Nahum in Latin as a part of Codex Gigas, made around 13th century.
BookBook of Nahum
CategoryNevi'im
Christian Bible partOld Testament
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Nahum 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Nahum in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Nahum, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets.[3][4] This chapter describes the character of God in giving a fair judgment upon Nineveh.[5]

Text[]

The original text was written in Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 15 verses.

Textual witnesses[]

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).[6]

Fragments cumulatively containing all verses of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls including 4QpNah, known as the "Nahum Commentary" (1st century BCE) with extant verses 3–6;[7][8] 4Q82 (4QXIIg; 1st century BCE) with extant verses 7–9.[9][10][11] and Wadi Murabba'at MurXII (1st century CE) with extant verses 1–15 (verses 1:1-14; 2:1 in Masoretic text).[9][12]

There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BC, with extant manuscripts including Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; Q; 6th century).[13] Some fragments containing parts of this chapter (a revision of the Septuagint) were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, i.e., Naḥal Ḥever (8ḤevXIIgr; 1st century CE) with extant: verses 13–14.[9][14]

Simplified plan of ancient Nineveh, showing city wall and location of gateways.

Structure[]

NKJV groups this chapter:

  • Nahum 1:1-8 = I. The Character of God: The holiness of the LORD; judgment upon Nineveh
  • Nahum 1:9-15 = II. God's Punishment of His Enemies.

Verse 1[]

The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.[15]

Verse 4[]

He rebukes the sea and makes it dry,
And dries up all the rivers.
Bashan and Carmel wither,
And the flower of Lebanon wilts.[19]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Collins 2014, p. 342.
  2. ^ Hayes 2015, 18. Judean Prophets: Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Jeremiah.
  3. ^ Metzger, Bruce M., et al. The Oxford Companion to the Bible. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
  4. ^ Keck, Leander E. 1996. The New Interpreter's Bible: Volume: VII. Nashville: Abingdon.
  5. ^ a b The Scofield Study Bible, Oxford University Press. 2003. ISBN 9780195278583. pp. 1185-7.
  6. ^ Würthwein 1995, pp. 35–37.
  7. ^ VanderKam, James C., The Dead Sea Scrolls Today, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994. pp. 10-11.
  8. ^ Fitzmyer 2008, p. 49.
  9. ^ a b c Dead sea scrolls - Nahum
  10. ^ Ulrich, Eugene, ed. (2010). The Biblical Qumran Scrolls: Transcriptions and Textual Variants. Brill. pp. 616. ISBN 9789004181830. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  11. ^ Fitzmyer 2008, p. 39.
  12. ^ Fitzmyer 2008, pp. 140–141.
  13. ^ Würthwein 1995, pp. 73–74.
  14. ^ Fitzmyer 2008, p. 127.
  15. ^ Nahum 1:1 KJV
  16. ^ Hebrew word #4853 in Strong's Concordance
  17. ^ New King James Version
  18. ^ Nahum at The Catholic Encyclopedia
  19. ^ Nahum 1:4 KJV
  20. ^ The Nelson Study Bible. Thomas Nelson, Inc. 1997. ISBN 9780840715999. pp. 1514-5.

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