Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
New American Standard Bible
The
King James Version
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
Holman Bible
The oracle concerning Nineveh.
International Standard Version
A pronouncement about Nineveh: The record of the vision of Nahum from Elkosh.
A Conservative Version
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
American Standard Version
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
Amplified
The
Bible in Basic English
The word about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
Julia Smith Translation
The lifting up of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
King James 2000
The burden concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkohshite.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The oracle concerning Nineveh-- the scroll of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite:
Modern King James verseion
The burden against Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This is the heavy burden of Nineveh, which Nahum of Elkosh did write, as he saw it.
NET Bible
The oracle against Nineveh; the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite:
New Heart English Bible
An oracle about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
The Emphasized Bible
The oracle, on Nineveh, - the scroll of the vision of Nahum, the Elkoshite.
Webster
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite,
World English Bible
An oracle about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
Youngs Literal Translation
Burden of Nineveh. The Book of the Vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nahum 1:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Superscription
1 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. 2 A jealous and avenging God is Jehovah: an avenger is Jehovah, and full of fury: Jehovah taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
Cross References
Zephaniah 2:13
And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, a place of drought like the wilderness.
Isaiah 13:1
The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.
Jonah 1:2
Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
Genesis 10:11
From that land went out Asshur, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,
Nahum 2:8
Nineveh hath been like a pool of water, since the day she existed, yet they flee away. ... Stand! Stand! But none looketh back.
Zechariah 9:1
The burden of the word of Jehovah, in the land of Hadrach, and on Damascus shall it rest; (for Jehovah hath an eye upon men, and upon all the tribes of Israel;)
Isaiah 14:28
In the year of the death of king Ahaz was this burden:
Isaiah 15:1
The burden of Moab: For in the night of being laid waste, Ar of Moab is destroyed; for in the night of being laid waste, Kir of Moab is destroyed!
Isaiah 21:1
The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through, so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
Isaiah 22:1
The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
Isaiah 23:1
The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish! for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, none entering in. From the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
Jeremiah 23:33-37
And when this people, or a prophet, or a priest, ask thee, saying, What is the burden of Jehovah? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even cast you off, saith Jehovah.
Jonah 3:3-4
And Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of Jehovah. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.
Isaiah 19:1
The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt are moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt melteth in the midst of it.