ESV Reformation Study Bible – Nah 1:14
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Nah 1:14

1:14 commandment. The word emphasizes authority and certainty.

your name. Complete extinction and loss of power and prestige await the Assyrians.

house of your gods. The temple and other objects of Assyria’s trust and pride will also be destroyed.

grave. The term represents the final undoing of Nineveh, its king, and its people in 612 b.c.