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    Nahum

    NAY-hum

    Meaning

    Comfort; Consolation

    Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Nahum

    What it points to

    Nahum reveals that divine justice IS divine comfort — for those who trust God, His judgment of evil brings ultimate peace.

    Verses · King James Version

    “The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.”

    Nahum 1:7

    “Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace!”

    Nahum 1:15

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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