Nahum

Nahum as a chiasm

Robert B. Chisholm Jr., Handbook on the Prophets

Chisholm, p. 428.

1. A
   Assyrian king taunted/Judah urged to celebrate1:2–15
2. B
   Dramatic call to alarm2:1–10
3. C
   Taunt2:11–12
4. D
   Announcement of judgment2:13
5. X
   Woe oracle3:1–4
6. D′
   Announcement of judgment3:5–7
7. C′
   Taunt3:8–13
8. B′
   Dramatic call to alarm3:14–17
9. A′
   Assyrian king taunted as others celebrate3:18–19