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Nahum and the Fall of Nineveh Quiz

Test how well you remember the prophecy of Nahum and the fall of Nineveh, from Nahum 1 and 3. Each question is answered directly from the passage, and the King James verse is shown with every answer. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!

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  1. What city is the book of Nahum about?
    • Babylon
    • Damascus
    • Nineveh
    • Tyre
  2. What is Nahum called in the first verse?
    • Nahum the Elkoshite
    • Nahum the Morasthite
    • Nahum the Tishbite
    • Nahum the son of Amittai
  3. What does Nahum say the LORD will not at all do?
    • Hear the prayers of Judah
    • Speak through prophets
    • Send rain
    • Acquit the wicked
  4. According to Nahum, what are the clouds?
    • His chariots
    • The dust of his feet
    • His tent
    • His robe
  5. What does Nahum call the LORD in the day of trouble?
    • A strong hold
    • A distant king
    • A silent watchman
    • A consuming fire
  6. What did Nahum tell Judah to do because the wicked would no more pass through?
    • Flee to Egypt
    • Build a wall
    • Keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows
    • Make peace with Assyria
  7. What does Nahum call Nineveh in chapter 3?
    • The city of peace
    • The bloody city
    • The holy city
    • The city of palms
  8. What would people say when they looked on Nineveh?
    • Nineveh shall stand for ever
    • Let us go up to Nineveh
    • Who is like unto Nineveh?
    • Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her?
  9. What did Nahum compare Nineveh's strong holds to?
    • Cedars of Lebanon
    • Fig trees with the firstripe figs
    • Rocks in the sea
    • Tents in the wilderness
  10. Which king is addressed at the end of Nahum?
    • The king of Assyria
    • The king of Egypt
    • The king of Judah
    • The king of Babylon

Nahum and the Fall of Nineveh Quiz Answers & Bible References

Every answer below, with the King James Bible verse it comes from — so you can look up each one for yourself.

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  1. What city is the book of Nahum about?

    Nineveh

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

    nahum 1:1 (KJV)

  2. What is Nahum called in the first verse?

    Nahum the Elkoshite

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

    nahum 1:1 (KJV)

  3. What does Nahum say the LORD will not at all do?

    Acquit the wicked

    The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

    nahum 1:3 (KJV)

  4. According to Nahum, what are the clouds?

    The dust of his feet

    The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

    nahum 1:3 (KJV)

  5. What does Nahum call the LORD in the day of trouble?

    A strong hold

    The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

    nahum 1:7 (KJV)

  6. What did Nahum tell Judah to do because the wicked would no more pass through?

    Keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows

    Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

    nahum 1:15 (KJV)

  7. What does Nahum call Nineveh in chapter 3?

    The bloody city

    Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;

    nahum 3:1 (KJV)

  8. What would people say when they looked on Nineveh?

    Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her?

    And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?

    nahum 3:7 (KJV)

  9. What did Nahum compare Nineveh's strong holds to?

    Fig trees with the firstripe figs

    All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.

    nahum 3:12 (KJV)

  10. Which king is addressed at the end of Nahum?

    The king of Assyria

    Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.

    nahum 3:18 (KJV)