Nahum 1:1–8
A prophecya concerning Nineveh.b The book of the visionc of Nahum the Elkoshite.
The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh
2 The Lord is a jealousd and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeancee and is filled with wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance on his foes
and vents his wrath against his enemies.f
3 The Lord is slow to angerg but great in power;
the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.h
His way is in the whirlwindi and the storm,j
and cloudsk are the dust of his feet.
4 He rebukesl the sea and dries it up;m
he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmeln wither
and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
5 The mountains quakeo before him
and the hills melt away.p
The earth tremblesq at his presence,
the world and all who live in it.r
6 Who can withstands his indignation?
Who can enduret his fierce anger?u
His wrath is poured out like fire;v
the rocks are shatteredw before him.
7 The Lord is good,x
a refuge in times of trouble.y
He cares forz those who trust in him,a
8 but with an overwhelming floodb
he will make an end of Nineveh;
he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness.