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 (E)whirlwind and storm is His way,
And (F)clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
He (G)rebukes the sea and makes it dry;
He dries up all the rivers.
(H)Bashan and Carmel wither;
The blossoms of Lebanon wither.

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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.
He rebukes(I) the sea and dries it up;(J)
    he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel(K) wither
    and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.

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