Nahum 1:1
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
Cross-references
Zechariah 9:1 opens with 'The burden of the word of the LORD' — the same formula identifying a prophetic oracle as in Nahum.
Zephaniah 2:13 also prophesies Nineveh's destruction — a direct thematic parallel to Nahum's burden against the city.
Isaiah 22:1 also begins with 'the burden of' — the same prophetic oracle formula used by Nahum, marking a divine message.
Isaiah 23:1 uses the identical phrase 'the burden of Tyre' — a parallel prophetic heading to Nahum's 'burden of Nineveh'.
Jeremiah 50:18 recalls God's punishment of Assyria (Nineveh) as a pattern for judging Babylon — directly echoing the event Nahum prophesied.
Jonah 3:4 records an earlier prophecy against Nineveh that was averted — parallel to Nahum's later irreversible judgment oracle.
Isaiah 37:37 records Sennacherib dwelling in Nineveh after his campaign — same historical context as the city Nahum targets.
Jonah 3:3 describes Nineveh as a great city — giving context to the magnitude of the judgment Nahum pronounces.
Jonah 1:2 also mentions Nineveh's wickedness, but Jonah's mission was to call them to repentance, whereas Nahum announces their doom.
Genesis 10:11 records the founding of Nineveh by Nimrod, providing historical background for the city Nahum later prophesies against.
Jeremiah 23:33-37 warns against casually using 'the burden of the LORD' — contrasting with Nahum's proper prophetic use of the term.
Isaiah 15:1 mirrors the exact phrase 'oracle concerning Moab' — same structure as Nahum's 'oracle concerning Nineveh'.
Isaiah 13:1 uses the same introductory phrase 'oracle concerning [place]' — identical literary form for a prophetic burden.
Habakkuk 1:1 begins with the same phrase 'the oracle that ... saw' — both are prophetic headings identifying their visions.
Isaiah 1:1 opens with a similar prophetic superscription ('vision of Isaiah'), echoing the same formula as Nahum's opening — both identify the prophet and his revelation.
In 2 Kings 19:36, Sennacherib returns to Nineveh, the city Nahum here pronounces judgment against — historical backdrop confirming Nineveh as Assyria's capital.
Isaiah 21:1 begins 'The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea' — same 'oracle concerning' formula, another parallel heading.