Nahum 1:14

And the Lord hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.

Cross-reference

Nahum 1:15 Contrast

Immediately following the judgment on Nineveh, Nahum 1:15 announces peace and deliverance for Judah—a stark contrast in outcome.

Nahum 3:4-6 elaborates on Nineveh's judgment, shaming the city publicly, complementing the earlier pronouncement of idol destruction and no descendants.

Nahum 3:6 Parallel

Nahum 3:6 continues Nineveh's humiliation with filth and contempt—intensifying the same judgment scene described here.

Exodus 12:12 Related theme

Exodus 12:12 describes God judging Egypt's gods — the same theme as cutting off the idols of Nineveh's gods here.

2 Kings 19:37 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 19:37 recounts the assassination of Sennacherib in his god's temple, fulfilling the judgment on Assyria's idols and king.

Psalm 109:13 Related theme

Psalm 109:13 curses the enemy's name and posterity to be cut off — the same imprecatory theme as the decree here.

Isaiah 14:20-22 pronounces the same fate on Babylon: no name, no descendants, no burial — a parallel judgment on a proud empire.

Isaiah 40:24 describes God blowing on rulers so they wither—echoing the same sovereign power that prepares Nineveh's grave here.

Jeremiah 50:2 announces the shame of Babylon's idols, paralleling the command against Nineveh's idols here.

Proverbs 10:7 Related theme

Proverbs 10:7 says the name of the wicked rots — a general principle exemplified in the judgment on Nineveh here.

Isaiah 19:1 Related theme

Isaiah 19:1 also describes idols trembling before God's judgment, but against Egypt rather than Nineveh.

Isaiah 46:1 Related theme

Isaiah 46:1 depicts Babylonian idols bowing down, similar to the destruction of Nineveh's idols in the main verse.

Isaiah 46:2 Related theme

Isaiah 46:2 continues the same image of idols unable to save themselves, echoing the fate of Nineveh's gods.