Nahum 1:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.”

Nahum 1:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nahum 1:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nahum 1:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel languish. The flower of Lebanon languishes.”

Nahum 1:4 — World English Bible

Nahum 1:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. ”

Nahum 1:4 — American Standard Version

Nahum 1:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“He is pushing against a sea, and drieth it up, Yea, all the floods He hath made dry, Languishing <FI>are<Fi> Bashan and Carmel, Yea, the flower of Lebanon <FI>is<Fi> languishing.”

Nahum 1:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Nahum 1:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. ”

Nahum 1:4 — Darby Translation

Nahum 1:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He rebuketh the sea, and dryeth it, and he dryeth vp all the riuers: Bashan is wasted and Carmel, and the floure of Lebanon is wasted.”

Nahum 1:4 — Geneva Bible

Nahum 1:4 in Context — Nahum 1

2 God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

3 The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.

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.

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What Does Nahum 1:4 Mean?

Nahum 1:4 is a verse from the Book of Nahum, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nahum chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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