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Nahum 1:3

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3The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;

the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished.e

His path is in the whirlwind and storm,f

and clouds are the dust beneath his feet.g

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Cross references

  1. eEx 34:6–7; Nm 14:18
  2. fPr 1:27; 10:25; Is 66:15; Jr 4:13; Hs 8:7
  3. gDt 33:26; Ps 68:4; 104:3; Mt 24:30; 26:64

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord is slow to anger and great in power,

and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty.

His way is in whirlwind and storm,

and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;

the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.

His way is in the whirlwind and the storm,

and clouds are the dust of his feet.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord is slow to get angry, but his power is great,

and he never lets the guilty go unpunished.

He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm.

The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yahweh is slow to anger but great in power;

and Yahweh will certainly not allow the guilty to go unpunished.

He marches in storm wind and in gale;

storm clouds are the dust of his feet.

KJV 1900King James Version

The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power,

And will not at all acquit the wicked:

The Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm,

And the clouds are the dust of his feet.