1:1 Introduction. The double title in this superscription for the book is unique in the OT: oracle (Hb. massa’) denotes a prophetic utterance or proclamation (see note on Hab. 1:1), and vision (Hb. khazon) indicates how God communicated the contents of the book to Nahum. The name Nineveh occurs again only in Nah. 2:8 and 3:7.
Nahum 1:1