The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
What does Nahum 1:7 mean?
About a hundred years before, at Jonah's preaching, the Ninevites repented, and were spared, yet, soon after, they became worse than ever. Nineveh knows not that God who contends with her, but is told what a God he is.
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside Nahum 1:7-8 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Nahum 1:7
The Lord is good: a stronghold in the day of trouble - "Good and doing good," and full of sweetness; alike good and mighty; good in giving Himself and imparting His goodness to His own; yea "none is good, save God" Luke 18:19 ; Himself the stronghold wherein His own amy take refuge; both in the troubles of this life, in which "He will not suffer us to be tempted above that we are able" 1 Corinthians 10:13 , and in that Day, which shall hem them in on every side, and leave no place of escape except Himself.
Context in Nahum 1
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Nahum 1 belongs to the opening movement of the book, especially the section often described as hymn of divine judgment. Nahum announces the downfall of Nineveh and the end of Assyrian terror. Read this chapter with the wider themes of judgment, empire, and vengeance in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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