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Nahum 1

Nah. 1:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
is good
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
, a τstrong hold
ma`owz (Hebrew #4581)
or mahoz {maw-oze'} (also ma,uz {maw-ooz'}; from 5810; a fortified place; figuratively, a defence
KJV usage: force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), (X most) strong (hold).
Pronounce: maw-oze'
Origin: (also mauwz {maw-ooz'})
in the day
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
of trouble
tsarah (Hebrew #6869)
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival
KJV usage: adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.
Pronounce: tsaw-raw'
Origin: feminine of 6862
e; and he knoweth
yada` (Hebrew #3045)
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) (as follow)
KJV usage: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), X will be, wist, wit, wot.
Pronounce: yaw-dah'
Origin: a primitive root
them that trust
chacah (Hebrew #2620)
to flee for protection (compare 982); figuratively, to confide in
KJV usage: have hope, make refuge, (put) trust.
Pronounce: khaw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
in him.
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strength.
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Psa. 27:5• 5For in the day of evil he will hide me in his pavilion; in the secret of his tent will he keep me concealed: he will set me high upon a rock. (Psa. 27:5)

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1 Chron. 16:34• 34Give thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; For his loving-kindness endureth for ever. (1 Chron. 16:34)
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Ezra 3:11• 11And they sang alternately together in praising and giving thanks to Jehovah: For he is good, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout to the praise of Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid. (Ezra 3:11)
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Psa. 25:8• 8Good and upright is Jehovah; therefore will he instruct sinners in the way: (Psa. 25:8)
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Psa. 100:5• 5For Jehovah is good; his loving-kindness endureth for ever; and his faithfulness from generation to generation. (Psa. 100:5)
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Psa. 136:1‑26• 1Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:
 2Give thanks unto the God of gods, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 3Give thanks unto the Lord of lords, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever.
 4To him who alone doeth great wonders, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:
 5To him that by understanding made the heavens, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 6To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 7To him that made great lights, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 8The sun for rule over the day, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 9The moon and stars for rule over the night, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:
 10To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 11And brought out Israel from among them, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 12With a powerful hand and with a stretched-out arm, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 13To him that divided the Red sea into parts, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 14And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 15And overturned Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 16To him that led his people through the wilderness, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 17To him that smote great kings, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 18And slew famous kings, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 19Sihon king of the Amorites, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 20And Og king of Bashan, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 21And gave their land for an inheritance, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 22An inheritance unto Israel his servant, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:
 23Who hath remembered us in our low estate, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 24And hath delivered us from our oppressors, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:
 25Who giveth food to all flesh, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever.
 26Give ye thanks unto the *God of the heavens; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever. (Psa. 136:1‑26)
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Psa. 145:6‑10• 6And they shall tell of the might of thy terrible acts; and thy great deeds will I declare.
 7They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
 8Jehovah is gracious and merciful; slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness.
 9Jehovah is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works.
 10All thy works shall praise thee, Jehovah, and thy saints shall bless thee. (Psa. 145:6‑10)
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Jer. 33:11• 11there shall again be heard the voice of mirth and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that say, Give ye thanks unto Jehovah of hosts; for Jehovah is good, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,--of them that bring thanksgiving unto the house of Jehovah. For I will turn the captivity of the land as in the beginning, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 33:11)
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Lam. 3:25• 25Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. (Lam. 3:25)
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Rom. 11:22• 22Behold then the goodness and severity of God: upon them who have fallen, severity; upon thee goodness of God, if thou shalt abide in goodness, since otherwise *thou* also wilt be cut away. (Rom. 11:22)
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1 John 4:8‑10• 8He that loves not has not known God; for God is love.
 9Herein as to us has been manifested the love of God, that God has sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
 10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins. (1 John 4:8‑10)
strong hold.
or, strength.
Psa. 18:1‑2• 1To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul. And he said, I will love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
 2Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my *God, my rock, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower. (Psa. 18:1‑2)
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Psa. 27:5• 5For in the day of evil he will hide me in his pavilion; in the secret of his tent will he keep me concealed: he will set me high upon a rock. (Psa. 27:5)
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Psa. 62:6‑8• 6He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be moved.
 7With God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
 8Confide in him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before him: God is our refuge. Selah. (Psa. 62:6‑8)
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Psa. 71:3• 3Be to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. (Psa. 71:3)
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Psa. 84:11• 11For Jehovah Elohim is a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. (Psa. 84:11)
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Psa. 91:1‑2• 1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
 2I say of Jehovah, My refuge and my fortress; my God, I will confide in him. (Psa. 91:1‑2)
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Psa. 144:1‑2• 1A Psalm of David. Blessed be Jehovah my rock, who teacheth my hands to war, my fingers to fight;
 2My mercy and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I trust, who subdueth my people under me! (Psa. 144:1‑2)
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Prov. 18:10• 10The name of Jehovah is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (Prov. 18:10)
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Isa. 25:4• 4For thou hast been a fortress to the poor, a fortress for the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat: for the blast of the terrible ones has been as the storm against a wall. (Isa. 25:4)
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Isa. 26:1‑4• 1In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation doth he appoint for walls and bulwarks.
 2Open ye the gates, and the righteous nation which keepeth faithfulness shall enter in.
 3Thou wilt keep in perfect peace the mind stayed on thee, for he confideth in thee.
 4Confide ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jah, Jehovah, is the rock of ages. (Isa. 26:1‑4)
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Isa. 32:2• 2And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the storm; as brooks of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land. (Isa. 32:2)
in the.
Psa. 20:1• 1To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob protect thee; (Psa. 20:1)
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Psa. 50:15• 15And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. (Psa. 50:15)
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Psa. 59:16• 16But as for me, I will sing of thy strength; yea, I will sing aloud of thy loving-kindness in the morning; for thou hast been to me a high fortress, and a refuge in the day of my trouble. (Psa. 59:16)
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Psa. 86:7• 7In the day of my distress I will call upon thee, for thou wilt answer me. (Psa. 86:7)
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Psa. 91:15• 15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him. (Psa. 91:15)
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Isa. 37:3‑4• 3And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of reviling; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
 4It may be Jehovah thy God will hear the words of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which Jehovah thy God hath heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that is left. (Isa. 37:3‑4)
and he.
Psa. 1:6• 6For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish. (Psa. 1:6)
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Matt. 7:23• 23and then will I avow unto them, I never knew you. Depart from me, workers of lawlessness. (Matt. 7:23)
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John 10:27• 27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; (John 10:27)
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Gal. 4:9• 9but now, knowing God, but rather being known by God, how do ye turn again to the weak and beggarly principles to which ye desire to be again anew in bondage? (Gal. 4:9)
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2 Tim. 2:19• 19Yet the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, The Lord knows those that are his; and, Let every one who names the name of the Lord withdraw from iniquity. (2 Tim. 2:19)
that.
1 Chron. 5:20• 20and they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them, because they put their trust in him. (1 Chron. 5:20)
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2 Chron. 16:8‑9• 8Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army, with very many chariots and horsemen? but when thou didst rely on Jehovah, he delivered them into thy hand.
 9For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro through the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars. (2 Chron. 16:8‑9)
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2 Chron. 32:8,11,21• 8with him is an arm of flesh, but with us is Jehovah our God to help us and to fight our battles. And the people depended upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
 11Does not Hezekiah persuade you, to give yourselves over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, Jehovah our God will deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
 21And Jehovah sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the princes and the captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. And he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels made him fall there with the sword. (2 Chron. 32:8,11,21)
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Psa. 84:12• 12Jehovah of hosts, blessed is the man that confideth in thee! (Psa. 84:12)
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Jer. 17:7‑8• 7Blessed is the man that confideth in Jehovah, and whose confidence Jehovah is.
 8For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out its roots by the stream, and he shall not see when heat cometh, but his leaf shall be green; and in the year of drought he shall not be careful, neither shall he cease to yield fruit. (Jer. 17:7‑8)
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Dan. 3:28• 28Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and who changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God! (Dan. 3:28)
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Dan. 6:23• 23Thereupon was the king exceeding glad, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God. (Dan. 6:23)
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Matt. 27:43• 43He trusted upon God; let him save him now if he will have him. For he said, I am Son of God. (Matt. 27:43)
• {v.7-8} When the final judgment of the last confederacy is judged, the Lord will have already returned and will be in Jerusalem. In that day He will defend Israel as “a stronghold in the day of trouble” (vs. 7) and will “make a full end” of that enemy (vs. 8). The destruction of this enemy will bring the Indignation to a close at 1335 days from the middle of the seventieth week of Daniel (Dan. 12:12). (“The Prophecies of Nahum” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of troublea; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

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Or "distress," as Gen. 35.3.