Nahum 1:11

11 There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked[a] counsellor.

Nahum 1:11 Meaning and Commentary

Nahum 1:11

There is [one] come out of thee
That is, out of Nineveh, as the Targum explains it; meaning Sennacherib, who had his royal seat and palace there; or Rabshakeh that was sent from hence by him with a railing and blaspheming letter to the king of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. This is said to be at the present time of writing this prophecy, though it was after it, because of the certainty of it, as is usual in prophetic language; unless it can be thought that this prophecy was delivered out exactly at the time when Sennacherib had entered Judea, and was before the walls of Jerusalem; but not yet discomfited, as after predicted: that imagineth evil against the Lord;
against the people of the Lord, as the Targum; formed a scheme to invade the land of Judea, take the fenced cities thereof, and seize upon Jerusalem the metropolis of the nation, and carry the king, princes, and all the people captive as Shalmaneser his father had carried away the ten tribes: a wicked counsellor;
or "a counsellor of Belial" F11; who, by Rabshakeh, advised Israel not to regard their king, nor trust in their God but surrender themselves up to him, ( 2 Kings 18:29-31 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F11 (leylb Uewy) "consulens", Belijahai, Montanus; "consiliarius Belijaal", Burkius.

Nahum 1:11 In-Context

9 What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.
10 For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
11 There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.
12 Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
13 For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. a wicked...: Heb. a counsellor of Belial
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