The Meaning of Nahum 1:11 Explained

Nahum 1:11

KJV: There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counseller.

YLT: From thee hath come forth a deviser of evil Against Jehovah -- a worthless counsellor.

Darby: Out of thee is gone forth one that imagineth evil against Jehovah, a wicked counsellor.

ASV: There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against Jehovah, that counselleth wickedness.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

There is [one] come out  of thee, that imagineth  evil  against the LORD,  a wicked  counsellor. 

What does Nahum 1:11 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Since the Lord will destroy any plot against Him and His people ( Nahum 1:9), the Assyrians were in trouble. One of the Assyrians had gone forth who plotted evil against Him. This is probably a reference to Sennacherib. He was wicked and worthless because He had opposed Yahweh (cf2Kings18).

Context Summary

Nahum 1:1-15 - God's Goodness And Righteous Anger
The native city of Nahum was Elkosh, near the Lake of Galilee. The name Capernaum means literally "the village of Nahum." He lived about 150 years after Jonah, who also had been especially concerned with the sins and doom of Nineveh. Though as a Jew he must have dreaded Nineveh, which had already carried Samaria into captivity and was now menacing Jerusalem, he accounted its fate a grievous burden-"the burden of Nineveh." We must never speak of the doom of the ungodly, save from a broken heart.
Nahum 1:1-8 forms a magnificent preamble combining the goodness and severity of God. His dealings with mankind are wrapped in mystery, but He is good and the stronghold of His saints. In Nahum 1:9-15 we see how mad Assyria was to enter into conflict with Jehovah. The fate of thorns in fiercely burning flame is the emblem of their doom. Compare Nahum 1:14 with Isaiah 37:38. When the hour of anguish is past, let us not forget to pay our vows. [source]

Chapter Summary: Nahum 1

1  The majesty of God in goodness to his people, and severity against his enemies

What do the individual words in Nahum 1:11 mean?

From you comes forth [one] who plots against Yahweh evil a counselor wicked -
מִמֵּ֣ךְ יָצָ֔א חֹשֵׁ֥ב עַל־ יְהוָ֖ה רָעָ֑ה יֹעֵ֖ץ בְּלִיָּֽעַל ס

מִמֵּ֣ךְ  From  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
יָצָ֔א  comes  forth  [one] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
חֹשֵׁ֥ב  who  plots 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: חָשַׁב 
Sense: to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count.
עַל־  against 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יְהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
רָעָ֑ה  evil 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
יֹעֵ֖ץ  a  counselor 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: יׄועֵץ 
Sense: to advise, consult, give counsel, counsel, purpose, devise, plan.
בְּלִיָּֽעַל  wicked 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בְּלִיַּעַל  
Sense: worthlessness.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation