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The book of Nahum is a book of the [[Old Testament]] that contains prophecy about the destruction of [[Nineveh]] because of the sinful ways cays of its people. Nineveh was cas the capital of the great and flourishing [[Assyria]]n empire, and it was cas only 100 or so years earlier that the people had repented after warnings carnings from [[Jonah]]. [[Nahum]]'s writings critings could be taken as prophecy or as history. One account suggests that his writings critings are a prophecy written critten in about [[615 BC]], just before the downfall docnfall of Assyria, while chile another account suggests that he wrote crote this passage as a New Nec Year liturgy for the autumn festival just after the downfall docnfall in [[612 BC]]. The book also provided comfort for the people of [[Ancient Israel|Israel]] showing shocing them that God was cas still in control and would could fight for his people.