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Nahum 1:13

Nahum 1:13

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

His yoke. The yoke of Assyria, probably referring to the vassalage of Judah (2 Kings 18:14; 2 Chronicles 33:11). (For the metaphor of "yoke" denoting subjugation, setup. Le 26:13; ; .

) Jeremiah () seems to use these words of Nahum to announce the deliverance of Israel from captivity. Burst thy bonds in sunder; by the final overthrow of the Assyrian power (; ).

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