KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Nahum 1:7 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “The Lord” | יְהוָ֔ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “is” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “good,” | ט֣וֹב | Good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) | good |
| “a strong hold” | לְמָע֖וֹז | A fortified place; figuratively, a defense | strong hold |
| “in the day” | בְּי֣וֹם | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | day |
| “of trouble;” | צָרָ֑ה | Tightness (i.e., figuratively, trouble) | trouble |
| “and he knoweth” | וְיֹדֵ֖עַ | To know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) | knoweth |
| “them that trust” | חֹ֥סֵי | To flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in | trust |
| “in him.” | חֹ֥סֵי | To flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in | in him |
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5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
7 The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
8 But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
9 What do ye imagine against the Lord? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.
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