Matthew Poole and continuators on Nahum 1:6

6 Who can stand before his indignation ? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire , and the rocks are thrown down by him.

Since God can do all this who among the Assyrians? who among the Ninevites? What Kingdom, or Monarchy is mighty enough to resist, or defeat the Counsel and Power of this God, who will e're long rebuke, and pour out his indignation upon them?

Be able to endure, or continue in flourishing, peaceful, safe, or joyful state? 'Tis much the same with standing before mentioned.

This explains the former, the heat of his anger, is his indignation, and no Creature can bear it.

Fury in man speaks somewhat culpable, and blame-worthy, but in God it cannot be so, it is the intenseness of his just, and wise displeasure,

with most righteous and wise direction by God himself, who is as ver. 2. let. m. which see.

Not in the unsteddiness and unruliness, but in the vehemency, spreading Nature, and irresistible force of it, as in Sodoms overthrow.

Though Foundations do support other things, yet cannot support themselves against their God when once angry.

Marginal references: [illegible: 1 letter]eb. stand up.