Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
Parallel translations
- WEB Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, Judah! Perform your vows, for the wicked one will no more pass through you. He is utterly cut off.
- BSB Look to the mountains—the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be utterly cut off.
- NKJV Behold, on the mountains The feet of him who brings good tidings, Who proclaims peace! O Judah, keep your appointed feasts, Perform your vows. For the wicked one shall no more pass through you; He is utterly cut off.
- NASB ¶Behold, on the mountains, the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace! Celebrate your feasts, Judah, Pay your vows. For never again will the wicked one pass through you; He is eliminated completely.
- NLT Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news! He is bringing a message of peace. Celebrate your festivals, O people of Judah, and fulfill all your vows, for your wicked enemies will never invade your land again. They will be completely destroyed!
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Quick answer
Nahum announces a messenger on the mountains proclaiming good news and peace, calling Judah to celebrate because the wicked oppressor is utterly cut off. The fall of the enemy is gospel for God's people.
Overview
This verse closely echoes Isaiah 52:7, where the good news of peace heralds God's saving reign. With Assyria removed, Judah can worship freely and keep its vows in safety. The New Testament applies this language of the beautiful feet of the herald to the proclamation of the gospel of Christ (Romans 10:15), the ultimate good news of peace through the defeat of sin and death.
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 52:7How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
- Rom 10:15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
- Isa 40:9–10O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
- Acts 10:36The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
- Isa 29:7–8And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.
- Luke 2:14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
- Luke 2:10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
- Nah 1:11–12There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.
- Ps 116:17–18I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
- Lev 23:2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.
- Isa 37:36–38Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
- Ps 107:8Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
- Lev 23:4These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.
- Nah 1:14And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
- Ps 107:15Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
- Isa 52:1Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
- Ps 116:12–14What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?
- Joel 3:17So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
- Ps 107:21–22Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
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