Read Nahum 1.6-15. In verses 9-15: Nineveh will be judged and Judah restored. The audience shifts repeatedly is this brief speech from Nineveh to Judah and back again. In verse 9: Nahum addresses the Ninevites (you is masculine plural in Hebrew). In verse 10: Thorns (Isa 34.13), drunkards (Lam 4.21), and stubble (Ob 18) are all images used for enemies whom God punishes. In verse 11: Nahum addresses the city of Nineveh (you is now feminine singular) and describes its king as one who has gone out. In verses 12-13: While you is still feminine singular in form, Nahum is now addressing Judah, describing its new freedom from Assyrian control as a release from imprisonment. In verse 14: Nahum turns to address the Assyrian king (you is now masculine singular). In verse 15: The poem concludes with words of hope to Judah delivered by a member of the heavenly court. Comments or Questions..
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