The Book of Nahum is one of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament. It is a focused prophetic text that pronounces judgment against Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, foretelling its destruction. Unlike Jonah, who earlier prophesied to Nineveh leading to the city's repentance, Nahum declares that Nineveh's time of repentance has passed and its destructi...