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Nahum 1:7 KJV
Nahum · chapter 1 · verse 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
What Nahum 1:7 means
Nahum is a book about judgment falling on Nineveh, and this sits in the middle of it. A strong hold is a place you get inside of, not a feeling. And he knoweth them that trust in him is the quiet half — being known by name is what makes the shelter yours.
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Nahum 1:7 in context
5The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
6Who 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.
7The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
8But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
9What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.
Commentary
Cross references
- John 10:27
- 2 Timothy 2:19
- Lamentations 3:25
- John 10:14
- Psalms 91:1-2
- Psalms 100:5
- Psalms 27:5
- Proverbs 18:10
Key words (Strong's)
- troubletsârâhtightnessH6869 →
- knowethyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
- holdmâʻôwza fortified placeH4581 →
- dayyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
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Nineveh knows not God, that God that contends with her, and therefore is here told what a God he is; and it is good for us all to mix faith with that which is here said concerning him, which speaks a great deal of terror to the wicked and comfort to good people;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 2-8