In Nahum, the LORD says, “I will break his yoke from off you and will burst your bonds apart.” The same section says Judah will be afflicted no more in that way, because the enemy will be cut down (Nahum 1:12–13).
In Nahum 1:12–13, Yahweh speaks a direct promise aimed at ending Judah’s experience of being pressed down by a powerful enemy. Even if the oppressor looks strong and numerous, their power will be cut off and their rule will disappear. These lines come within Nahum’s opening announcement of judgment on Nineveh and its empire, moving from God’s character and power (1:1–8) to what that means for the aggressor and for Judah (1:9–15).
Nahum 1:12–13 presents a direct divine announcement (“Thus says Yahweh”) that a dominant oppressor will not last. The oppressor appears at full capacity—strong and numerous—yet will still be “cut down” and will “pass away.” The passage also addresses Judah directly: Judah’s suffering is real, and God says it will not continue.
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with Nahum 1:12-13, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
12Thus says Yahweh: "Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, even so they will be cut down, and he shall pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.
13Now will I break his yoke from off you, and will burst your bonds apart."