Nah 3:19 | TNotes | STEP | 3:19 Nineveh deserved destruction rather than healing . Although God had been patient with Nineveh in Jonah’s day (Jon 3:10 ), the Assyrians had returned to cruelty and would reap the harvest of their own evil (see Prov 11:16-19 ; Isa 66:5-6 ; Hos 8:7 ). Those who had suffered under Assyria’s cruelty would welcome this message with joy .

bJon 3:10►

cProv 11:16-19►

dIsa 66:5-6►

eHos 8:7►

‏ Nahum 3:19

3:19 ^a Nineveh deserved destruction rather than healing. Although God had been patient with Nineveh in Jonah’s day (Jon 3:10 ^b), the Assyrians had returned to cruelty and would reap the harvest of their own evil (see Prov 11:16-19 ^c; Isa 66:5-6 ^d; Hos 8:7 ^e). Those who had suffered under Assyria’s cruelty would welcome this message with joy.