Nahum 1:8

But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

Cross-reference

Nahum 2:8 Parallel

In Nahum 2:8, the same flood imagery describes Nineveh's panic as water drains away—judgment carried out.

Isaiah 8:8 Parallel

Isaiah 8:8 extends the flood metaphor to Judah's own crisis, highlighting that God's overflowing judgment is not limited to foreign nations.

2 Peter 3:6 Typology

2 Peter 3:6 recalls the historical flood that destroyed the world, connecting to Nahum's figurative flood as another act of God's judgment.

Amos 9:6 Parallel

Amos 9:6 portrays God pouring out waters from the sea — the same sovereign action that Nahum presents as His flood of judgment.

Amos 9:5 Parallel

Amos 9:5 repeats the same flood imagery of land rising and subsiding, reinforcing the theme of divine judgment by overwhelming waters.

Amos 8:8 Parallel

Amos 8:8 describes the land rising like the Nile in judgment — a parallel to Nahum's flood as God's instrument of destruction.

Daniel 11:22 depicts an overflowing force being 'flooded away' — directly mirroring Nahum's image of God's flood destroying enemies.

Ezekiel 13:13 parallels Nahum's 'make a full end' with a storm of wrath — both depicting God's flood-like judgment against false prophets and enemies.

Isaiah 28:17 uses 'waters' to overwhelm false refuges — echoing Nahum's flood judgment but aimed at Israel's false security instead of Nineveh.

Isaiah 8:7 Parallel

Isaiah 8:7 uses the same flood metaphor for Assyria's invasion — showing that overflow judgment can strike God's own people too.

Ezekiel 13:11 uses flooding rain as God's judgment against false prophets—same flood imagery for destruction.

Jeremiah 47:2 describes an overflowing flood as judgment on Philistia—direct imagery match to the flood in Nahum.

Isaiah 28:2 Parallel

Isaiah 28:2 describes God's judgment as an overflowing flood—same imagery of overwhelming waters.

Luke 19:27 Parallel

Luke 19:27 tells of the king slaying his enemies—parallel to God pursuing His enemies to destruction.

Zephaniah 2:13 Historical context

Zephaniah 2:13 specifies the same judgment on Nineveh—God destroys Assyria, making it a desolation.

In Daniel 11:10, the same 'overflow' metaphor describes military invasion, paralleling Nahum's flood of divine judgment.

Amos 5:20 Parallel

Amos 5:20 describes the day of the LORD as darkness, matching the darkness where enemies are pursued in Nahum.

Daniel 11:40 again uses 'overflow' for military advance, echoing Nahum's flood imagery in a different end-times context.