There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the Lord, a wicked counsellor.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against Jehovah, that counselleth wickedness.
WEB
From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.
YLT
From thee hath come forth a deviser of evil Against Jehovah--a worthless counsellor.
DBT
Out of thee is gone forth one that imagineth evil against Jehovah, a wicked counsellor.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentNahum — A century after Jonah, Nineveh is still Nineveh — and Nahum's burden is the city's destruction. Three short chapters of breathtaking poetry on the fall of Assyria's capital.
- Author
- Nahum the Elkoshite (1:1)
- Date
- Between 663 BC (the fall of Thebes, 3:8) and 612 BC (Nineveh's actual fall)