Verse 8

But with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of Nineveh; he will pursue his enemies into darkness.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 8:22 : 22 Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness.
  • Isa 28:17 : 17 I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.
  • Amos 8:8 : 8 Shall not the land tremble on account of this, and all who live in it mourn? The whole land will rise like the Nile; it will be tossed about and then sink again like the Nile of Egypt.
  • Amos 9:5-6 : 5 The Lord, the God of Hosts, touches the earth and it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn. The entire land rises like the Nile and then sinks like the Nile of Egypt. 6 He builds His chambers in the heavens and establishes His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth—the Lord is His name.
  • Nah 1:1 : 1 This is a pronouncement concerning Nineveh, the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
  • Nah 2:8 : 8 It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away. Her maidservants moan like doves and beat upon their breasts.
  • Zeph 2:13 : 13 He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria, leaving Nineveh utterly desolate, as dry as the desert.
  • Matt 7:27 : 27 The rain came down, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and struck against that house, and it collapsed with a great crash.
  • Matt 8:12 : 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • 2 Pet 3:6-7 : 6 Through these, the world of that time was destroyed, being flooded with water. 7 But by the same word, the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and the destruction of ungodly people.
  • Jer 13:16 : 16 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the darkening mountains. You hope for light, but He will turn it to gloom and thick darkness.
  • Ezek 13:13 : 13 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: In my wrath, I will unleash a stormy wind. In my anger, there will be flooding rain, and hailstones in fury will bring about destruction.
  • Dan 9:26 : 26 After the sixty-two weeks, the Anointed One will be cut off and have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and desolation has been decreed until the end of the war.
  • Dan 11:10 : 10 His sons will prepare for war and assemble a great army. They will sweep through, overflow, and pass on to launch attacks and stir up conflicts as far as the enemy's fortress.
  • Dan 11:22 : 22 Then the armed forces shall be swept away before him and broken, including the prince of the covenant.
  • Dan 11:40 : 40 At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, and the king of the North will storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships. He will invade countries, sweeping through them like a flood.
  • Job 30:15 : 15 Terrors are turned upon me; they pursue my dignity like the wind, and my salvation has vanished like a cloud.
  • Prov 4:19 : 19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
  • Isa 8:7-8 : 7 therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty and abundant waters of the River—the king of Assyria and all his splendor. It will overflow all its channels and spill over all its banks. 8 It will sweep into Judah, flooding and passing through; it will reach up to the neck. Its outspread wings will cover the entire breadth of your land, O Immanuel.