Nahum 1:6

“Who can stand before his indignation? etc.] No creature whatever; no man nor body of men; not Nineveh, and the inhabitants of it; nor the whole Assyrian empire: and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? not the great men of the earth; not kings or generals of armies; not kingdoms and nations, ever so numerous and powerful; but all must be consumed by him, who is a consuming fire; (see <241010>Jeremiah 10:10 <660615>Revelation 6:15-17); his fury is poured out like fire; or like metal that is melted by fire, and poured out by the force of it; or like fire of lightning poured out of the heavens, which is quick, powerful, and penetrating, and there is no resisting it: and the rocks are…”

“Who can stand before His indignation? - This question appeals to our own consciences, that we cannot . It anticipates the self-conviction at every day of God’s visitation, the forerunners of the lust. The word rendered “indignation” is reserved almost exclusively to denote the wrath of God. : “Who can trust in his own righteousness, and, for the abundance of his works or consciousness of his virtues, not be in need of mercy? ‘Enter not into judgment with Thy servant, O Lord, for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified;’ and in Job it is said truly, ‘Behold He put no trust in His servants, and His Angels He charged with folly. How much less in them that dwell in houses of’ clay, whose…”

“can stand: Psa 2:12, Psa 76:7, Psa 90:11; Isa 27:4; Jer 10:10; Mal 3:2; Rev 6:17 abide: Heb. stand up his fury: Nah 1:2; Deu 32:22, Deu 32:23; Isa 10:16; Lam 2:4, Lam 4:11; Eze 30:16; Rev 16:1, Rev 16:8 Nahum 1:7”