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There is one gone forth out of you, who devises evil against Yahweh, who counsels wickedness.
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An Attack on God Himself
Commentators unanimously identify the 'one' from Nineveh as the Assyrian king Sennacherib. His plan to destroy Judah was not just a political or military act; the prophet frames it as devising 'evil against Jehovah.' This highlights a profound truth: when enemies attack God's people, they are ultimately attacking God Himself.
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Nahum
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18th Century
Presbyterian
There is one who has come from you—that is, Nineveh—who imagines (devises) evil against the Lord; this is Sennacherib, and…
19th Century
Anglican
Come out of you. —Another possible rendering is, He has retired from you [i.e., Jerusalem], who ima…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet now shows why God was so exceedingly displeased with the Assyrians: it was because He, as a protector of His Church, would defend the d…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
There is [one] come out of you That is, out of Nineveh, as the Targum explains it; meaning Sennacherib, who had his …
There is a great deal plotted against the Lord by the gates of hell, and against his kingdom in the world, but it will prove to be in vain. With so…
