Nahum 1:11
New International Version
From you, Nineveh, has one come forth who plots evil against the LORD and devises wicked plans.

New Living Translation
Who is this wicked counselor of yours who plots evil against the LORD?

English Standard Version
From you came one who plotted evil against the LORD, a worthless counselor.

Berean Standard Bible
From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.

King James Bible
There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counseller.

New King James Version
From you comes forth one Who plots evil against the LORD, A wicked counselor.

New American Standard Bible
From you has gone out One who plotted evil against the LORD, A wicked counselor.

NASB 1995
From you has gone forth One who plotted evil against the LORD, A wicked counselor.

NASB 1977
From you has gone forth One who plotted evil against the LORD, A wicked counselor.

Legacy Standard Bible
From you has gone forth One who devised evil against Yahweh, A vile counselor.

Amplified Bible
From you [O Nineveh], One has gone forth who plotted evil against the LORD, A malevolent counselor [the king of Assyria].

Christian Standard Bible
One has gone out from you, who plots evil against the LORD, and is a wicked counselor.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
One has gone out from you, who plots evil against Yahweh, and is a wicked counselor.

American Standard Version
There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against Jehovah, that counselleth wickedness.

Contemporary English Version
Assyria, one of your rulers has made evil plans against the LORD.

English Revised Version
There is one gone forth out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, that counselleth wickedness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
From you, Nineveh, a person who plans evil against the LORD sets out. His advice is wicked.

Good News Translation
From you, Nineveh, there came someone full of wicked schemes, who plotted against the LORD.

International Standard Version
Someone has left you who plans evil against the LORD. He is a demonic counselor.

Majority Standard Bible
From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.

NET Bible
From you, O Nineveh, one has marched forth who plots evil against the LORD, a wicked military strategist.

New Heart English Bible
There is one gone forth out of you, who devises evil against the LORD, who counsels wickedness.

Webster's Bible Translation
There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counselor.

World English Bible
One has gone out of you who devises evil against Yahweh, who counsels wickedness.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
From you has come forth a deviser of evil "" Against YHWH—a worthless counselor.

Young's Literal Translation
From thee hath come forth a deviser of evil Against Jehovah -- a worthless counsellor.

Smith's Literal Translation
From thee shall he come forth purposing evil against Jehovah, a counselor of Belial.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Out of thee shall come forth one that imagineth evil against the Lord, contriving treachery in his mind.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Out of you will go forth one who thinks up evil against the Lord, dragging betrayals through his mind.

New American Bible
From you has come one plotting evil against the LORD, one giving sinister counsel.

New Revised Standard Version
From you one has gone out who plots evil against the LORD, one who counsels wickedness.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Out of you shall come forth one who imagines evil against the LORD and gives wicked counsel.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
From you he will come forth who devises wickedness against LORD JEHOVAH, and feeds upon evil
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Out of thee came he forth, That deviseth evil against the LORD, That counselleth wickedness.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Out of thee shall proceed a device against the Lord, counselling evil things hostile to him.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Oracle of Nineveh
10For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard—like stubble that is fully dry. 11From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness. 12This is what the LORD says: “Though they are allied and numerous, yet they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, O Judah, I will afflict you no longer.…

Cross References
Isaiah 10:5-7
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. / But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.

Micah 5:5-6
And He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and tramples our citadels. We will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men. / And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.

Isaiah 14:24-27
The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. / I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.” / This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations. ...

Isaiah 37:36-38
Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. / One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.

2 Kings 19:35-37
And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. / One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.

Isaiah 31:8-9
“Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor. / Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 38:10-12
This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan. / You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a quiet people who dwell securely, all of them living without walls or bars or gates— / in order to seize the spoil and carry off the plunder, to turn a hand against the desolate places now inhabited and against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and possessions and who live at the center of the land.’

Jeremiah 50:45
Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.

Isaiah 8:9-10
Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered! / Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”

Isaiah 30:31-33
For Assyria will be shattered at the voice of the LORD; He will strike them with His scepter. / And with every stroke of the rod of punishment that the LORD brings down on them, the tambourines and lyres will sound as He battles with weapons brandished. / For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.

Daniel 11:36-45
Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must be accomplished. / He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he will magnify himself above them all. / And in their place, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches. ...

Isaiah 29:20-21
For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down— / those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.

Isaiah 33:1
Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.

Isaiah 10:12-14
So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes. / For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. / My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’”

Isaiah 14:13-15
You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” / But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.


Treasury of Scripture

There is one come out of you, that imagines evil against the LORD, a wicked counselor.

one.

Nahum 1:9
What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

2 Kings 18:13,14,30
Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them…

2 Kings 19:22-25
Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel…

wicked counsellor.

1 Samuel 2:12
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.

2 Samuel 20:1
And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

2 Chronicles 13:7
And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.

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Nahum 1
1. The majesty of God in goodness to his people, and severity against his enemies.














From you, O Nineveh
The phrase "From you, O Nineveh" directly addresses the Assyrian capital, Nineveh, which was known for its grandeur and power. Historically, Nineveh was a city of great influence and wealth, but it was also infamous for its brutality and idolatry. The Hebrew root for Nineveh, "נִינְוֵה" (Ninveh), evokes the city's historical context as a center of Assyrian might and its eventual downfall as prophesied by Nahum. This phrase sets the stage for the judgment that is to come, highlighting that the source of the evil being addressed is deeply rooted in the city's identity.

comes forth a plotter of evil
The term "plotter of evil" refers to someone who devises plans that are morally corrupt and opposed to God's will. The Hebrew word for "plotter" is "יָצָא" (yatsa), meaning to go out or come forth, indicating that this evil is not just present but actively emerging from Nineveh. This phrase underscores the proactive nature of the city's wickedness, suggesting that the evil is not passive but rather a deliberate and conscious effort against divine principles.

against the LORD
This phrase emphasizes the direct opposition to God Himself. The use of "against the LORD" signifies a rebellion not just against human morality but against the divine order established by God. The Hebrew name for the LORD here is "יְהוָה" (YHWH), the covenant name of God, which conveys His eternal and unchanging nature. This highlights the gravity of Nineveh's actions, as they are not merely political or social transgressions but spiritual defiance against the Creator.

a counselor of wickedness
The phrase "a counselor of wickedness" suggests someone who advises or guides others in immoral or sinful behavior. The Hebrew word for "counselor" is "יוֹעֵץ" (yo'etz), which implies a role of influence and authority. This indicates that the evil in Nineveh is not only personal but institutional, with leaders who actively promote and perpetuate wickedness. The term "wickedness" in Hebrew, "רֶשַׁע" (resha), conveys a sense of injustice and moral corruption, painting a picture of a society deeply entrenched in sin.

(11) Come out of thee.--Another possible rendering is, He has retired from thee [i.e., Jerusalem], who imagineth . . . We prefer the rendering of the Authorised Version, and regard the verse as addressed to Nineveh. The reference in the verses following is sufficiently plain for us to identify this enemy of God with Sennacherib. (Comp. the language used by his envoy Rabsbakeh in 2 Kings 18, 19)

Verse 11. - The reason of the destruction and of the punishment is told. There is one come out of thee. Nineveh is addressed; and we need not refer the words entirely to Sennacherib and his impious threats, but may take them generally as expressing the arrogant impiety of the Assyrians and their attitude towards Jehovah. A wicked counseller; literally, a councilor of Belial; i.e. of worthlessness. The expression, perhaps primarily applied to Sennacherib, also regards the plans prepared by the Assyrians for destroying the people of God, a type of the world arrayed against piety.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
From you, [O Nineveh],
מִמֵּ֣ךְ (mim·mêḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

comes forth
יָצָ֔א (yā·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

a plotter
חֹשֵׁ֥ב (ḥō·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2803: To think, account

of evil
רָעָ֑ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

against
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the LORD,
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

a counselor
יֹעֵ֖ץ (yō·‘êṣ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3289: To advise, to deliberate, resolve

of wickedness.
בְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ (bə·lî·yā·‘al)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1100: Without profit, worthlessness, destruction, wickedness


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