Nahum 2:1
He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
Cross-references
Nahum 3:11 describes Nineveh drunk and seeking refuge from the enemy—the fulfillment of the ironic preparation commanded in 2:1.
Jeremiah 46:3-10 similarly calls nations to prepare for battle, then reveals it is God's judgment—a direct parallel to Nahum's ironic war cry.
Jeremiah 50:23 calls Babylon a hammer broken, while Nahum 2:1 introduces a 'dasher in pieces' — both use hammer imagery for a destroyer.
Jeremiah 51:11 calls for sharpening arrows because the Lord stirred up kings to destroy Babylon—same pattern as Nahum's call to prepare for Nineveh's judgment.
Jeremiah 51:12 commands setting watchmen and preparing ambushes against Babylon—mirroring Nahum's 'watch the road, fortify power' for Nineveh.
Jeremiah 51:20-23 repeats 'break in pieces' language, directly echoing Nahum's 'he that dasheth in pieces' as God's weapon.
Joel 3:9-11 calls nations to consecrate for war, even turning tools into weapons—parallels Nahum's ironic summons to prepare for inevitable defeat.
Jonah 1:2 sends Jonah to Nineveh because its evil has come up before God—the same wicked city that Nahum later announces judgment upon.
2 Chronicles 25:8 warns that God can make a prepared army stumble—echoing Nahum's ironic call where human preparation is futile against divine judgment.
Isaiah 14:6 describes a smiter with continual stroke, similar to Nahum's 'he that dasheth in pieces' coming against nations.
Jeremiah 25:9 depicts God bringing a destroyer (Babylon) against nations, analogous to the attacker in Nahum 2:1.