Nahum

A poem announcing the fall of Nineveh, capital of cruel Assyria. For God’s oppressed people it is good news: the Lord is slow to anger, but he will not leave evil unpunished.

Author

The prophet Nahum

Written

About 660 to 612 BC

Chapters

1. 1Nahum 1The Lord is slow to anger but great in power, and will not leave the guilty unpunished. He is a refuge in times of trouble. Nineveh will fall.
2. 2Nahum 2A vivid picture of Nineveh’s attack and plunder.
3. 3Nahum 3Woe to the city of blood. Assyria’s wound is fatal, and everyone who hears will clap their hands.