Nahum 1:15

Look to the mountains—the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be utterly cut off.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prophet addresses Judah directly, immediately after the LORD's command against Nineveh in verse 14. The moment is the announcement that Nineveh's destruction is certain and Judah's deliverance assured.

The words — רגְלֵי (rag.Lei), "feet of," grounds the herald in physical, visible motion rather than abstract proclamation. מְבַשֵּׂר (me.va.Ser), "one who bears news," specifies the messenger as a carrier of a particular report, not a generic voice.

The thread — The "feet of the one who brings good news" image appears in Isaiah 52:7 and is quoted in Romans 10:15; Isaiah 40:9 similarly calls Zion to raise her voice as a herald.

Why it lands — The verse demands a concrete response—celebration and vow-fulfillment—rather than passive relief. It ties the end of an oppressor directly to the obligation of the oppressed to act.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Romans 10:15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
Isaiah 40:9 Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
Acts 10:36 He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
Isaiah 29:7 All the many nations going out to battle against Ariel—even all who war against her, laying siege and attacking her—will be like a dream, like a vision in the night,
Nahum 1:11 From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.
Luke 2:10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
Luke 2:14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
Leviticus 23:2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘These are My appointed feasts, the feasts of the LORD that you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies.
Leviticus 23:4 These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times.