ESV Reformation Study Bible – Nah 1:3
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Nah 1:3

1:3 slow to anger. A well-known confession of God’s patience with sinners (Ex. 34:6; Jon. 4:2).

great in power . . . by no means clear. God’s patience never implies that He is weak or that He condones evil (Gen. 18:25).