Nahum 1:2–8
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2A ajealous and avenging God is 1Yahweh;
Yahweh is bavenging and 2wrathful.
Yahweh is cavenging against His adversaries,
And He keeps His anger for His enemies.
3Yahweh is aslow to anger and great in power,
And Yahweh will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
Beth
In 1whirlwind and storm is His way,
And 1clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Gimel
4He arebukes the sea and makes it dry;
He dries up all the rivers.
bBashan and Carmel languish;
The blossoms of Lebanon languish.
He
5Mountains aquake because of Him,
Vav
And the hills 1melt;
Indeed the earth is 1upheaved by His presence,
The 1world and all the inhabitants in it.
Zayin
6aWho can stand before His indignation?
Who can endure the bburning of His anger?
Heth
His 1wrath is poured out like fire,
And the 1rocks are torn down by Him.
Teth
7Yahweh is agood,
A strong defense in the day of distress,
Yodh
And 1He knows those who take refuge in Him.
8But with an aoverflowing flood
Kaph
He will make a complete destruction of aits place
And will pursue His enemies into 1darkness.
Footnotes
- 1The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14–15
- 2Lit a possessor of wrath
- aNineveh’s
Cross references
- aEx 20:5; Josh 24:19
- bDeut 32:35, 41
- cPs 94:1
- aEx 34:6, 7; Neh 9:17; Ps 103:8
- 1Ex 19:16; Is 29:6
- 1Ps 104:3; Is 19:1
- aJosh 3:15, 16; Ps 106:9; Is 50:2; Matt 8:26
- bIs 33:9
- aEx 19:18; 2 Sam 22:8; Ps 18:7
- 1Mic 1:4
- 1Is 24:1, 20
- 1Ps 98:7
- aJer 10:10; Mal 3:2
- bIs 13:13
- 1Is 66:15
- 11 Kin 19:11
- aPs 25:8; 37:39, 40; Jer 33:11
- 1Ps 1:6; John 10:14; 2 Tim 2:19
- aIs 28:2, 17f; Amos 8:8
- 1Is 13:9, 10
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord is avenging and wrathful;
the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries
and keeps wrath for his enemies.
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.
He rebukes the sea and makes it dry;
he dries up all the rivers;
Bashan and Carmel wither;
the bloom of Lebanon withers.
The mountains quake before him;
the hills melt;
the earth heaves before him,
the world and all who dwell in it.
Who can stand before his indignation?
Who can endure the heat of his anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire,
and the rocks are broken into pieces by him.
The Lord is good,
a stronghold in the day of trouble;
he knows those who take refuge in him.
But with an overflowing flood
he will make a complete end of the adversaries,
and will pursue his enemies into darkness.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance and is filled with wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance on his foes
and vents his wrath against his enemies.
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.
He rebukes the sea and dries it up;
he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither
and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
The mountains quake before him
and the hills melt away.
The earth trembles at his presence,
the world and all who live in it.
Who can withstand his indignation?
Who can endure his fierce anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire;
the rocks are shattered before him.
The Lord is good,
a refuge in times of trouble.
He cares for those who trust in him,
but with an overwhelming flood
he will make an end of Nineveh;
he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance
and is fierce in wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance against his foes;
he is furious with his enemies.
The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;
the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished.
His path is in the whirlwind and storm,
and clouds are the dust beneath his feet.
He rebukes the sea and dries it up,
and he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither;
even the flower of Lebanon withers.
The mountains quake before him,
and the hills melt;
the earth trembles at his presence—
the world and all who live in it.
Who can withstand his indignation?
Who can endure his burning anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire;
even rocks are shattered before him.
The Lord is good,
a stronghold in a day of distress;
he cares for those who take refuge in him.
But he will completely destroy Nineveh
with an overwhelming flood,
and he will chase his enemies into darkness.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
The Lord is a jealous God,
filled with vengeance and rage.
He takes revenge on all who oppose him
and continues to rage against his enemies!
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.
At his command the oceans dry up,
and the rivers disappear.
The lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade,
and the green forests of Lebanon wither.
In his presence the mountains quake,
and the hills melt away;
the earth trembles,
and its people are destroyed.
Who can stand before his fierce anger?
Who can survive his burning fury?
His rage blazes forth like fire,
and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence.
The Lord is good,
a strong refuge when trouble comes.
He is close to those who trust in him.
But he will sweep away his enemies
in an overwhelming flood.
He will pursue his foes
into the darkness of night.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Yahweh is a jealous God and avenging;
Yahweh is avenging and full of wrath.
Yahweh takes vengeance against his enemies;
he rages against his adversaries.
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.
He rebukes the sea and he dries up the rivers;
he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither;
the blossom of Lebanon languishes.
Mountains quake before him;
the hills shake apart.
The earth heaves before him—
the world and all her inhabitants.
His indignation—who can stand before it?
Who can endure his fierce anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire;
rocks are shattered before him.
Yahweh is good—a refuge in the day of distress;
he knows those who take refuge in him.
But with a rushing torrent he will bring Nineveh to an end;
he will chase his enemies into darkness.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth;
The Lord revengeth, and is furious;
The Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries,
And he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
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.
He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry,
And drieth up all the rivers:
Bashan languisheth, and Carmel,
And the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt,
And the earth is burned at his presence,
Yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
Who can stand before his indignation?
And who can abide in the fierceness of his anger?
His fury is poured out like fire,
And the rocks are thrown down by him.
The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble;
And he knoweth them that trust in him.
But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof,
And darkness shall pursue his enemies.
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