Nahum 1:4

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He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan languishes, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon languishes.

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The Assyrian EmpireThe extent of the Assyrian Empire that conquered the northern kingdom of Israel.

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Bashan, Carmel, and Lebanon were fertile, wooded regions in and around Israel, famed for rich pasture, vineyards, and forests. Their withering portrays the Lord’s sovereign power over creation, while Assyria and its capital Nineveh

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Nahum 1:4 mentions Assyria, Bashan, Lebanon, Mount Carmel and Nineveh.

Photo of Assyria — Assyria · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)

Photo of Lebanon — Lebanon · Evan Williams

Photo of Mount Carmel — Mount Carmel · Chadner