Nahum 1:4

He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

Cross-references

Psalm 114:3 Parallel

In Psalm 114:3, the sea flees at God's presence, similar to Nahum's rebuke causing the sea to dry.

Ezekiel 30:12 Related theme

Ezekiel 30:12 similarly describes God drying up rivers as judgment, reinforcing God's sovereign control over water sources.

Isaiah 51:10 recalls God drying up the Red Sea for the Exodus — the same divine power over waters that Nahum describes.

Isaiah 50:2 Parallel

In Isaiah 50:2, God says 'by my rebuke I dry up the sea' — the identical image of God rebuking waters to dry them.

Isaiah 44:27 quotes God commanding the deep to be dry — the same divine declaration to dry up rivers that Nahum describes.

Isaiah 33:9 Parallel

Isaiah 33:9 also describes Lebanon, Bashan, and Carmel withering, echoing the same imagery of judgment on nature.

Amos 1:2 Parallel

Amos 1:2 includes Carmel withering as a sign of God's judgment, matching Nahum's depiction.

Psalm 114:5 Parallel

Psalm 114:5 personifies the sea fleeing at God's presence, echoing Nahum's image of God rebuking the sea.

Psalm 106:9 Parallel

In Psalm 106:9, God rebukes the Red Sea and it dries up for Israel, exactly like Nahum's rebuke of the sea.

Psalm 104:7 Parallel

In Psalm 104:7, waters flee at God's rebuke, matching Nahum's depiction of God rebuking the sea and making it dry.

In Matthew 8:26, Jesus rebukes the wind and sea to calm them — directly mirroring Nahum's image of God rebuking the sea.

Psalm 74:15 Parallel

Psalm 74:15 attributes drying up of streams to God — same action as Nahum's 'he dries up all the rivers'.

Job 38:11 Parallel

In Job 38:11, God commands the sea's limits, paralleling His rebuke of the sea in Nahum, showing His power over creation.

Joshua 3:13–15 Historical context

Joshua 3:13-15 recounts the Jordan River drying up for Israel to cross — an historical instance of God drying up rivers, as Nahum describes generally.

Habakkuk 3:8 explicitly asks if God's wrath was against rivers and the sea—directly echoing Nahum's rebuke of the sea and drying of rivers.

Luke 8:24 Typology

Luke 8:24 records Jesus rebuking the raging waves—same event as Mark, reinforcing the typological link to God's rebuke of the sea in Nahum.

Hosea 4:3 Parallel

Hosea 4:3 shows the land mourning and beasts perishing as judgment—very similar environmental devastation to Nahum's withering of Bashan and Carmel.

Mark 4:39 Typology

Mark 4:39 shows Jesus rebuking the sea with divine authority—a NT fulfillment of Yahweh's power over the sea seen in Nahum.

Isaiah 42:15 uses nearly identical language of God drying up rivers and vegetation—a strong thematic echo of the same divine action in Nahum.

Psalm 107:33 says God turns rivers into desert, directly parallel to Nahum's drying of rivers and sea.

Psalm 89:9 Parallel

Psalm 89:9 declares God rules the sea and stills its waves, parallel to Nahum's rebuking the sea to dry it.

Job 12:15 Parallel

Job 12:15 states God withholds waters to dry them up, parallel to Nahum's drying of rivers and sea.

2 Samuel 22:16 describes the sea's channels being exposed at the LORD's rebuke, sharing the 'rebuke' and sea imagery.

Jeremiah 5:22 shows God setting the sea's boundary—complementary to Nahum's rebuke, both demonstrating divine authority over the sea.

Isaiah 19:5–10 Historical context

Isaiah 19:5-10 prophesies the Nile drying up as judgment on Egypt — a specific application of God drying up rivers, similar to Nahum's general declaration.