Nahum 1 · Verse 7

Nahum 1:7

The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Nahum 1:7, King James Version

Nahum 1:7 in other translations

BSBThe LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
WEBThe LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.
ASVJehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.
YLTGood is Jehovah for a strong place in a day of distress. And He knoweth those trusting in Him.
DARBYJehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
BBEThe Lord is good, a strong place in the day of trouble; and he has knowledge of those who take him for their safe cover.
WebsterThe LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

What does Nahum 1:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. Here Nahum enters on his special subject, for which the previous verses have prepared the way, namely, to assure his people of safety in Jehovah under the impending attack of Sennacherib (Na 1:7), and to announce the doom of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian foe (Na 1:8). The contrast of Na 1:7, 8 heightens the force. he knoweth--recognizes as His own (Ho 13:5; Am 3:2); and so, cares for and guards (Psa 1:6; 2Ti 2:19).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 The Lord is good - In the midst of judgment he remembers mercy; and among the most dreadful denunciations of wrath he mingles promises of mercy. None that trust in him need be alarmed at these dreadful threatenings; they shall be discriminated in the day of wrath, for the Lord knoweth them that trust in him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nahum 1:1-8

About a hundred years before, at Jonah's preaching, the Ninevites repented, and were spared, yet, soon after, they became worse than ever. Nineveh knows not that God who contends with her, but is told what a God he is. It is good for all to mix faith with what is here said concerning Him, which speaks great terror to the wicked, and comfort to believers. Let each take his portion from it: let sinners read it and…

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Nahum 1:7 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.

ט֣וֹבTov[is] goodH2896
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לְמָע֖וֹזle.ma.'oz<into> a refugeH4581
בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomin a day ofH3117
צָרָ֑הtza.RahtroubleH6869
וְיֹדֵ֖עַve.yo.De.a'and [he is] knowingH3045
חֹ֥סֵיCho.sei[those who] take refugeH2620
בֽוֹ\׃voin him

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Nahum 1:7

  • John 10:27

    My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

  • 2 Timothy 2:19

    Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

  • Lamentations 3:25

    The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

  • John 10:14

    I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

  • Psalms 91:1-2

    He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

  • Psalms 100:5

    For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

  • Psalms 27:5

    For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

  • Proverbs 18:10

    The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

  • Psalms 1:6

    For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  • Galatians 4:9

    But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

  • Isaiah 25:4

    For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

  • Psalms 18:1-2

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lord.
1Ch 16:34; Ezr 3:11; Ps 25:8; 100:5; 136:1-26; 145:6-10; Jer 33:11
La 3:25; Ro 11:22; 1Jo 4:8-10
strong hold. or, strength.
Ps 18:1,2; 27:5; 62:6-8; 71:3; 84:11; 91:1,2; 144:1,2; Pr 18:10
Isa 25:4; 26:1-4; 32:2
in the.
Ps 20:1; 50:15; 59:16; 86:7; 91:15; Isa 37:3,4
and he.
Ps 1:6; Mt 7:23; Joh 10:27; Ga 4:9; 2Ti 2:19
that.
1Ch 5:20; 2Ch 16:8,9; 32:8,11,21; Ps 84:12; Jer 17:7,8; Da 3:28
Da 6:23; Mt 27:43

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Context

  • Nahum 1:6

    Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.

  • Nahum 1:7

    The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

  • Nahum 1:8

    But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

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Nahum 1:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Bueno es Jehová para fortaleza en el día de la angustia; y conoce á los que en él confían.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		L’ Éternel est bon, un lieu fort au jour de la détresse, et il connaît ceux qui se confient en lui;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jehova ist gütig, er ist eine Feste am Tage der Drangsal; und er kennt die, welche auf ihn vertrauen
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Bonus Dominus, et confortans in die tribulationis, et sciens sperantes in se.