Outline of Nahum I. The pronouncement of Nineveh's doom 1:1-15 A. The prophecy of doom 1:1 B. The Divine Agent of the doom 1:2-8 C. The verdict of the doom 1:9-13 D. The realization of the doom 1:14-15 II. The description of Nineveh's doom 2:1-13 A. The warning sounded 2:1-2 B. The invasion described 2:3-7 C. The destruction delineated 2:8-13 III. The vindication of Nineveh's doom 3:1-19 A. Because of her bloody history 3:1-7 B. Because of God's judgment upon Egypt 3:8-15a C. Because of their apathy 3:15b-19