Nineveh, the capital city of the dreaded Assyrian empire, is the subject of Nahum's prophecy. Nahum announced the coming destruction of Nineveh, a mighty and feared enemy of Judah. Assyria had already carried off the northern kingdom of Israel and held Judah hostage through the payment of tribute, but Judah was now assured that the Assyrian threat to their southern kingdom was over.
Nahum's prophecy describes Nineveh's overthrow and Judah's joy. Though Nineveh had once stood as a great and glorious city, she would now come to nothing under the mighty hand of God.
