Nahum 1:4 meaning and explanation

He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.

Nahum 1:4, Berean Standard Bible

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Nahum is speaking to Judah about the LORD's power over creation, in a vision against Nineveh, the Assyrian capital. The sea and rivers were the great forces of chaos in Israel's memory, and God rebukes them as a master commands a servant.

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