Nahum 1:6 Meaning
Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
Context Explained
4He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
5The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
6Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
7The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
8But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Revelation 14:10
Both verses describe the intensity of God's wrath against sin.
Psalm 76:7
Both verses emphasize the unapproachable nature of God's anger.
Nahum 1:2
Nahum 1:2 sets the context for God's fierce anger described here.
Source: Nahum 1:6