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.