Nahum 1:7–11

7 The Lord is good,

a refuge in times of trouble.

He cares for those who trust in him,

8 but with an overwhelming flood

he will make an end of Nineveh;

he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness.

9 Whatever they plot against the Lord

he will bring to an end;

trouble will not come a second time.

10 They will be entangled among thorns

and drunk from their wine;

they will be consumed like dry stubble.

11 From you, Nineveh, has one come forth

who plots evil against the Lord

and devises wicked plans.

7 The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble;

And he knoweth them that trust in him.

8 But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof,

And darkness shall pursue his enemies.

9 What do ye imagine against the Lord?

He will make an utter end:

Affliction shall not rise up the second time.

10 For while they be folden together as thorns,

And while they are drunken as drunkards,

They shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.

11 There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the Lord,

A wicked counseller.

7 The Lord is good,

a strong refuge when trouble comes.

He is close to those who trust in him.

8 But he will sweep away his enemies

in an overwhelming flood.

He will pursue his foes

into the darkness of night.

9 Why are you scheming against the Lord?

He will destroy you with one blow;

he won’t need to strike twice!

10 His enemies, tangled like thornbushes

and staggering like drunks,

will be burned up like dry stubble in a field.

11 Who is this wicked counselor of yours

who plots evil against the Lord?

7 The Lord is good,

A stronghold in the day of trouble;

And He knows those who trust in Him.

8 But with an overflowing flood

He will make an utter end of its place,

And darkness will pursue His enemies.

9 What do you conspire against the Lord?

He will make an utter end of it.

Affliction will not rise up a second time.

10 For while tangled like thorns,

And while drunken like drunkards,

They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried.

11 From you comes forth one

Who plots evil against the Lord,

A wicked counselor.

7 The Lord is good,

giving protection in times of trouble.

He knows who trusts in him.

8 But like a rushing flood,

he will completely destroy Nineveh;

he will chase his enemies until he kills them.

9 The Lord will completely destroy

anyone making plans against him.

Trouble will not come a second time.

10 Those people will be like tangled thorns

or like people drunk from their wine;

they will be burned up quickly like dry weeds.

11 Someone has come from Nineveh

who makes evil plans against the Lord

and gives wicked advice.

7 Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him. 8 But with an over-running flood he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

9 What do ye devise against Jehovah? he will make a full end; affliction shall not rise up the second time. 10 For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly as dry stubble. 11 There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against Jehovah, that counselleth wickedness.

7 Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. 8 But with an overrunning flood he will make a full end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

9 What do ye imagine against Jehovah? He will make a full end: trouble shall not rise up the second time. 10 Though they be tangled together as thorns, and be as drenched from their drink, they shall be devoured as dry stubble, completely. 11 Out of thee is gone forth one that imagineth evil against Jehovah, a wicked counsellor.

7 The Lord is good. 

⸤He is⸥ a fortress in the day of trouble. 

He knows those who seek shelter in him. 

8 He will put an end to Nineveh 

with a devastating flood. 

He will pursue his enemies with darkness. 

9 What do you think about the Lord? 

He is the one who will bring Nineveh to an end. 

This trouble will never happen again. 

10 ⸤The people of Nineveh will be⸥ like tangled thorns 

and like people drunk on their own drink. 

They will be completely burned up like very dry straw. 

11 From you, Nineveh, a person who plans evil against the Lord sets out. 

His advice is wicked. 

7 The Lord is good,

a stronghold in a day of distress;

He cares for those who take refuge in Him.

8 But He will completely destroy Nineveh

with an overwhelming flood,

and He will chase His enemies into darkness.

9 Whatever you plot against the Lord,

He will bring it to complete destruction;

oppression will not rise up a second time.

10 For they will be consumed

like entangled thorns,

like the drink of a drunkard

and like straw that is fully dry.

11 One has gone out from you,

who plots evil against Yahweh,

and is a wicked counselor.

7 The Lord is good,

a stronghold in a day of trouble;

he protects those who take refuge in him,

8 even in a rushing flood.

He will make a full end of his adversaries

and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

9 Why do you plot against the Lord?

He will make an end;

no adversary will rise up twice.

10 Like thorns they are entangled;

like drunkards they are drunk;

they are consumed like dry straw.

11 From you one has gone out

who plots evil against the Lord,

one who counsels wickedness.

7 Yahweh is good—a refuge in the day of distress;

he knows those who take refuge in him.

8 But with a rushing torrent he will bring Nineveh to an end;

he will chase his enemies into darkness.

9 What do you plot against Yahweh?

He will completely destroy it;

trouble will not rise up a second time!

10 For like entangled thorns,

and like their drink which is drunk,

they will be consumed like fully dry chaff.

11 From you goes out one who plots evil against Yahweh,

one who plans wickedness.

7 The Lord is good.

When people are in trouble,

they can go to him for safety.

He takes good care of those

who trust in him.

8 But he will destroy Nineveh

with a powerful flood.

He will chase his enemies

into the darkness of punishment.

9 The Lord will put an end

to anything they plan against him.

He won’t allow Assyria to win the battle

over his people a second time.

10 His enemies will be tangled up among thorns.

Their wine will make them drunk.

They’ll be burned up like dry straw.

11 Nineveh, a king has marched out from you.

He makes evil plans against the Lord.

He gives harmful advice.

7 The Lord is good,

A stronghold in the day of trouble,

And He knows those who take refuge in Him.

8 But with an overflowing flood

He will make a complete end of its site,

And will pursue His enemies into darkness.

9 Whatever you devise against the Lord,

He will make a complete end of it.

Distress will not rise up twice.

10 Like tangled thorns,

And like those who are drunken with their drink,

They are consumed

As stubble completely withered.

11 From you has gone forth

One who plotted evil against the Lord,

A wicked counselor.