Nahum: A Chapter-by-Chapter Summary

Read Nahum one chapter at a time, following what happens and why it matters.

About NahumPermalink

Nahum announces Nineveh’s fall, showing that God is patient but will not ignore violence, cruelty, and oppression forever.

Testament

Old Testament

Genre

Prophecy

Chapters

3

Chapter index

Nahum, chapter by chapterPermalink

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01

The Lord judgesPermalink

Nahum 1 · God’s character and Nineveh’s doom

• Chapter 1 →

02

Nineveh fallsPermalink

Nahum 2–3 · Siege, shame, and the end of oppression

• Chapter 2 →
• Chapter 3 →

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