Nahum 1:1

 Nahum 1:1

The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

a. NASB 1995: The oracle of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.  [New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.]

b. NKJV: The burden against Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.  [Scripture quotations marked "NKJV" are taken from the New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.]

c. Classic Amplified Bible: The burden or oracle (the thing to be lifted up) concerning [a]Nineveh [the capital of Assyria]. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh.  [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

d. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: A prophecy regarding Nineveh, The book of the vision of Nahum, the Elkoshite  [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE TANACH--STUDENT SIZE EDITION Copyright 1996, 1998 by Mesorah Publications, Ltd.]

e. ESV: An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh.  [Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001, 2007, 2011, 2016 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.]

f. Unless otherwise stated, all Greek and Hebrew definitions are from Blue Letter Bible

1. “The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.”

a. [The] burden [Strong: 4853 massâʼ, mas-saw'; from H5375; a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire:—burden, carry away, prophecy, × they set, song, tribute.]

b. [of] Nineveh [Strong: 5210 Nîynᵉvêh, nee-nev-ay'; of foreign origin; Nineveh, the capital of Assyria:—Nineveh.]

c. [The] book [Strong: 5612 çêpher, say'-fer; or (feminine) סִפְרָה çiphrâh; (Psalm 56:8 (H9)), from H5608; properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book:—bill, book, evidence, × learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.]

d. [of the] vision [Strong: 2377 châzôwn, khaw-zone'; from H2372; a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle:—vision.]

e. [of] Nahum [Strong: 5151 Nachûwm, nakh-oom'; from H5162; comfortable; Nachum, an Israelite prophet:—Nahum.]

f. [the] Elkoshite [Strong: 512 ʼElqôshîy, el-ko-shee'; patrial from a name of uncertain derivation; an Elkoshite or native of Elkosh:—Elkoshite.]