Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

New American Standard Bible

The oracle of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

King James Version

The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

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 oracle (a burdensome message—a pronouncement from God) concerning Nineveh [the capital city of Assyria]. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh [which he saw in spirit and prophesied].

Bible in Basic English

The word about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

Darby Translation

The burden of 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The burden
משּׂא 
Massa' 
Usage: 65

of Nineveh
נינוה 
Niyn@veh 
Usage: 17

The book
ספרה ספר 
Cepher 
Usage: 186

of the vision
חזון 
Chazown 
Usage: 35

of Nahum
נחוּם 
Nachuwm 
Usage: 1

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Superscription

1 The oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. 2 The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance
and is fierce in wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance against His foes;
He is furious with His enemies.


Cross References

Zephaniah 2:13

He will also stretch out His hand against the north
and destroy Assyria;
He will make Nineveh a desolate ruin,
dry as the desert.

Isaiah 13:1

An oracle against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw:

Jonah 1:2

“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because their wickedness has confronted Me.”

Genesis 10:11

From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah,

Nahum 2:8

Nineveh has been like a pool of water
from her first days,
but they are fleeing.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
but no one turns back.

Zechariah 9:1

An Oracle

The word of the Lord
is against the land of Hadrach,
and Damascus is its resting place—
for the eyes of men
and all the tribes of Israel
are on the Lord

Isaiah 14:28

In the year that King Ahaz died, this oracle came:

Isaiah 15:1

An oracle against Moab:

Ar in Moab is devastated,
destroyed in a night.
Kir in Moab is devastated,
destroyed in a night.

Isaiah 21:1

An oracle against the desert by the sea:

Like storms that pass over the Negev,
it comes from the desert, from the land of terror.

Isaiah 22:1

An oracle against the Valley of Vision:

What’s the matter with you?
Why have all of you gone up to the rooftops?

Isaiah 23:1

An oracle against Tyre:

Wail, ships of Tarshish,
for your haven has been destroyed.
Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.

Jeremiah 23:33-37

“Now when these people or a prophet or a priest asks you, ‘What is the burden of the Lord?’ you will respond to them: What is the burden? I will throw you away”—this is the Lord’s declaration.

Jonah 3:3-4

So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh according to the Lord’s command.

Now Nineveh was an extremely large city, a three-day walk.

Isaiah 19:1

An oracle against Egypt:

Look, the Lord rides on a swift cloud
and is coming to Egypt.
Egypt’s idols will tremble before Him,
and Egypt’s heart will melt within it.

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