I. The Lord’s Wrath Against Cruelty (1:1–15)
A. Vengeance (1:1–3a)
B. The Way of the Creator (1:3b–6)
C. The Good and the Bad (1:7–10)
D. Two Words from Yahweh (1:11–15)
II. The Destruction of the Destroyers (2:1–13)
A. Warning and Promise (2:1–2)
B. Futile Preparations (2:3–5)
C. Nineveh’s Fall (2:6–10)
D. No More Strangling Lions (2:11–13)
III. An End to Nineveh’s Endless Cruelty (3:1–19)
A. Nineveh’s Cruelty Exposed (3:1–7)
B. Nineveh’s Vulnerability (3:8–11)
C. Ripe Figs and Peaceful Women (3:12–13)
D. Nineveh’s Corruption and the Joy of the Nations (3:14–19)