Nahum 1 · Verse 14

Nahum 1:14

And the Lord hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
Nahum 1:14, King James Version

Nahum 1:14 in other translations

BSBThe LORD has issued a command concerning you, O Nineveh: “There will be no descendants to carry on your name. I will cut off the carved image and cast idol from the house of your gods; I will prepare your grave, for you are contemptible.”
WEBThe LORD has commanded concerning you: “No more descendants will bear your name. Out of the house of your gods, I will cut off the engraved image and the molten image. I will make your grave, for you are vile.”
ASVAnd Jehovah hath given commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image; I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
YLTAnd commanded concerning thee hath Jehovah, ‘No more of thy name doth spread abroad, From the house of thy gods I cut off graven and molten image, I appoint thy grave, for thou hast been vile.
DARBYAnd Jehovah hath given commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thygod will I cut off the graven image, and the molten image: I will prepare thy grave; for thou art vile.
BBEThe Lord has given an order about you, that no more of your name are to be planted: from the house of your gods I will have the pictured and metal images cut off; I will make your last resting-place a place of shame; for you are completely evil.
WebsterAnd the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.

What does Nahum 1:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nahum 1:12-14

12-14. The same truths repeated as in Na 1:9-11, Jehovah here being the speaker. He addresses Judah, prophesying good to it, and evil to the Assyrian. Though they be quiet--that is, without fear, and tranquilly secure. So Chaldee and Calvin. Or, "entire," "complete"; "Though their power be unbroken [Maurer], and though they be so many, yet even so they shall be cut down" (literally, "shorn"; as hair shaved off…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 No more of thy name be sown - No more of you shall be carried away into captivity. I will make thy grave; for thou art vile - I think this is an address to the Assyrians, and especially to Sennacherib. The text is no obscure intimation of the fact. The house of his gods is to be his grave: and we know that while he was worshipping in the house of his god Nisroch, his two sons, Adrammelech and Sharezer, smote him there that he died, 2Kgs 19:37.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nahum 1:9-15

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 in vain. With some sinners God makes quick despatch; and one way or other, he will make an utter end of all his enemies. Though they are quiet, and many very secure, and not in fear, they shall be cut down as grass and corn, when the destroying angel passes through. God would hereby work great…

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Nahum 1:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְצִוָּ֤הve.tzi.Vahand he has commandedH6680
עָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaon youH5921
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יִזָּרַ֥עyi.za.Ra'it will be sownH2232
מִשִּׁמְךָ֖mi.shim.Khafrom name yourH8034
ע֑וֹדodagainH5750
מִבֵּ֨יתmi.Beitfrom [the] house ofH1004
אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khagods yourH430
אַכְרִ֨ית'akh.RitI will cut offH3772
פֶּ֧סֶלPe.selidolH6459
וּמַסֵּכָ֛הu.ma.se.Khahand molten imageH4541
אָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimI will makeH7760
קִבְרֶ֖ךָkiv.Re.chagrave yourH6913
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
קַלּֽוֹתָ\׃\ \פka.Lo.tayou are insignificantH7043

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Cross references for Nahum 1:14

  • Psalms 109:13

    Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

  • Micah 5:13

    Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.

  • Proverbs 10:7

    The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

  • Isaiah 46:1-2

    Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast. They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

  • Ezekiel 32:22-23

    Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword: Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living.

  • 2 Kings 19:37

    And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

  • Psalms 71:3

    Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:21

    And the Lord sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

  • Isaiah 19:1

    The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

  • Nahum 3:4-6

    Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts. Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame. And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.

  • Daniel 11:21

    And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

  • Isaiah 14:20-22

    Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned. Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities. For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord.

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given.
Ps 71:3; Isa 33:13
that.
Ps 109:13; Pr 10:7; Isa 14:20-22
out.
Ex 12:12; Le 26:30; Isa 19:1; 46:1,2; Jer 50:2
I will make.
3:4-6; 2Ki 19:37; 2Ch 32:21
for.
1Sa 3:13; Da 11:21

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Context

  • Nahum 1:13

    For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

  • Nahum 1:14

    And the Lord hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.

  • Nahum 1:15

    Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

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Nahum 1:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas acerca de ti mandará Jehová, que nunca más sea sembrado alguno de tu nombre: de la casa de tu dios talaré escultura y estatua de fundición, haréla tu sepulcro; porque fuiste vil.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel a commandé à ton égard: on ne sèmera plus de semence de ton nom. De la maison de ton dieu je retrancherai l’image taillée et l’image de fonte, je préparerai ton sépulcre, car tu es vil.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und über dich hat Jehova geboten, daß von deinem Namen nicht mehr gesät werden soll; aus dem Hause deines Gottes werde ich das geschnitzte und das gegossene Bild ausrotten; ich werde dir ein Grab machen, denn verächtlich bist du
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et præcipiet super te Dominus; non seminabitur ex nomine tuo amplius: de domo Dei tui interficiam sculptile, et conflatile; ponam sepulchrum tuum, quia inhonoratus es.