Nàhóngshū 1:4

4 Tā chìzé hǎi , shǐ hǎi gān le , shǐ yīqiè jiāng hé gān hé . Bāshān hé Jiāmì de shùlín shuāi cán , Lìbānèn de huā cǎo yĕ shuāi cán le .

Nàhóngshū 1:4 Meaning and Commentary

Nahum 1:4

He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry
As he did the Red sea, when the children of Israel passed through it as on dry land; which shows his power and sovereignty over it; that it is at his command, as a servant at his master's; and since the wind and sea obey him, what is it he cannot do? see ( Isaiah 50:2 ) ( 51:10 ) ; and drieth up all the rivers;
that is, he can do it if he will; he divided the waters of Jordan, through the midst of which the Israelites passed on dry ground; and will dry up the river Euphrates, to make way for the kings of the east; and as for Tigris, on the banks of which the city of Nineveh stood, of which the inhabitants boasted, and in which they trusted for their security, he could dry up, and make way for the enemy to enter in; or make that their enemy, and overflow them with it, as he did; see ( Nahum 1:8 ) ( 2:8 ) . By the "sea" and "rivers" may be meant the whole Assyrian empire, and many nations and people, as Jarchi and Abarbinel interpret it, of whom it consisted; see ( Jeremiah 51:36 ) ( Revelation 17:15 ) ; Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth;
when the Lord restrains the heavens from giving rain, then Bashan, famous for its fat pastures and fruitful meadows, and Carmel for its rich grain fields, and Lebanon for its tall shadowy cedars, these, and the glory of all, wither and fade away, being parched and dried up for want of moisture. These were places in the land of Israel, but may be put for like flourishing and fruitful hills and countries in the land of Assyria, which should become desolate; see ( Psalms 107:33 Psalms 107:34 ) .

Nàhóngshū 1:4 In-Context

2 Yēhéhuá shì jì xié shī bào de shén . Yēhéhuá shī bào dà yǒu fèn nù . xiàng tāde dírén shī bào , xiàng tāde chóudí huái nù .

3 Yēhéhuá bù qīngyì fānù , dà yǒu nénglì ,wàn bù yǐ yǒu zuì de wèi wú zuì . tā chéng xuán fēng hé bàofēng ér lái , yúncai wèi tā jiǎo xià de chéntǔ .

4 Tā chìzé hǎi , shǐ hǎi gān le , shǐ yīqiè jiāng hé gān hé . Bāshān hé Jiāmì de shùlín shuāi cán , Lìbānèn de huā cǎo yĕ shuāi cán le .

5 Dà shān yīn tā zhèndòng , xiǎo shān yĕ dōu xiāohuà . dàdì zaì tā miànqián tū qǐ , shìjiè hé zhù zaì qí jiān de , yĕ dōu rúcǐ .

6 Tā fā fèn hèn , shuí néng lì dé zhù ne . tā fā liè nù , shuí néng dāng dé qǐ ne . tāde fèn nù rú huǒ qīng dǎo , pánshí yīn tā bēngliè .