Nahum 2:2

For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.

Cross-reference

Psalm 80:12 Parallel

Psalm 80:12 laments God breaking down Israel's vine walls—same vine/branch metaphor for Israel's devastation as in Nahum.

Psalm 80:13 Parallel

Psalm 80:13 describes a boar ravaging the vine—parallels Nahum's 'devastators' who ruin Israel's branches.

In Isaiah 10:5-12, God uses Assyria to judge Israel then punishes Assyria—mirroring Nahum's devastators who ruined Israel and are now judged.

Psalm 47:4 Allusion

Psalm 47:4 calls God the one who chooses our inheritance, 'the pride of Jacob'—directly echoes Nahum's phrase 'the pride of Jacob' restored by God.

Jeremiah 48:12 directly echoes 'empty their vessels' — same judgment language applied to Moab as was done to Jacob.

Jeremiah 51:34 uses 'empty vessel' for Jerusalem's devastation — identical metaphor to the emptying of Jacob's branches.

Hosea 10:1 Contrast

Hosea 10:1 calls Israel a luxuriant vine that yielded fruit—contrasts with Nahum's ruined branches, showing Israel's fall from prosperity.