Nahum 1:9

What do ye imagine against the Lord? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

Cross-reference

Nahum 1:11 Historical context

In Nahum 1:11, the 'worthless counselor' is the plotter from verse 9 — same context of evil devised against the LORD.

Acts 4:25-28 reveals the ultimate plot against God's Anointed, showing all human scheming is futile under God's sovereign plan.

Psalm 2:1-4 shows the nations' futile raging against God, exactly mirroring Nahum's promise that such plots will be destroyed.

Psalm 21:11 Parallel

Psalm 21:11 directly echoes: those who plan evil against God will not succeed, reinforcing Nahum's complete end.

Psalm 33:10 Parallel

Psalm 33:10 declares God frustrates the plans of peoples — the same divine nullification of plots as in Nahum.

Proverbs 21:30 states no counsel can avail against God — a wisdom summary of Nahum's assertion.

Isaiah 8:10 Parallel

Isaiah 8:10 explicitly says counsel together will come to nothing — a strong parallel to Nahum's 'trouble will not rise twice'.

Ezekiel 38:10 describes Gog devising an evil plan — a specific plot that God will later defeat, mirroring Nahum's theme.

Ezekiel 38:11 details the plot's intention to attack secure people — illustrating the kind of wicked scheme God brings to an end.

Hosea 7:15 Parallel

Hosea 7:15 also describes people plotting evil against God, directly echoing Nahum's opening question.

In Isaiah 10:27, Assyria's yoke is broken from Israel — the same historical outcome as Nahum's complete end of Assyrian oppression.

In Isaiah 37:29, God judges Assyria's king for his rage against the Lord — the same Assyrian enemy that Nahum says will meet a complete end.

In Jeremiah 51:64, Babylon sinks and does not rise — the same 'not rising again' language applied to a different enemy, Babylon.

Ezekiel 20:17 shows God sparing Israel, contrasting with Nahum's complete destruction for Assyria—trouble rising twice vs. not rising.

Ezekiel 21:5 speaks of God's sword not returning—an irreversible judgment parallel to Nahum's 'trouble will not rise twice.'

In 2 Corinthians 10:5, Paul describes casting down arguments against God's knowledge — the same opposition to God that Nahum says God will completely destroy.

Isaiah 8:9 Parallel

Isaiah 8:9 commands peoples to be shattered — a warning of defeat for those who oppose God, akin to Nahum's judgment.

Psalm 9:6 Parallel

In Psalm 9:6, the enemy's destructions are finished forever — the complete end of the enemy, echoing Nahum's 'utter end'.

Habakkuk 2:7 depicts sudden retribution on oppressors, aligning with Nahum's complete end—similar reversal theme.

Exodus 15:7 Parallel

In Exodus 15:7, God overthrew those who rose against Him with consuming wrath — the same theme of enemies opposing God being destroyed.

In 1 Samuel 3:12, God's judgment against Eli's house will be carried out from beginning to end — echoing the complete end God makes in Nahum.