A (A)jealous and avenging God is the Lord;
The Lord is (B)avenging and [a]wrathful.
The Lord takes (C)vengeance on His adversaries,
And He reserves wrath for His enemies.
The Lord is (D)slow to anger and great in power,
And the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
In the (E)gale and the storm is His way,
And (F)clouds are the dust beneath His feet.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 1:2 Lit a possessor of wrath

The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh

The Lord is a jealous(A) and avenging God;
    the Lord takes vengeance(B) and is filled with wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance on his foes
    and vents his wrath against his enemies.(C)
The Lord is slow to anger(D) but great in power;
    the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.(E)
His way is in the whirlwind(F) and the storm,(G)
    and clouds(H) are the dust of his feet.

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