Nahum 1:1-3

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1 A prophecy^(A) concerning Nineveh.^(B) The book of the vision^(C) of Nahum the Elkoshite.

The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh

²The Lord is a jealous^(D) and avenging God;
    the Lord takes vengeance^(E) and is filled with wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance on his foes
    and vents his wrath against his enemies.^(F)
³The Lord is slow to anger^(G) but great in power;
    the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.^(H)
His way is in the whirlwind^(I) and the storm,^(J)
    and clouds^(K) are the dust of his feet.

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Nahum 1:7-8

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⁷The Lord is good,^(A)
    a refuge in times of trouble.^(B)
He cares for^(C) those who trust in him,^(D)
⁸    but with an overwhelming flood^(E)
he will make an end of Nineveh;
    he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness.

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Nahum 3:1-7

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Woe to Nineveh

3 Woe to the city of blood,^(A)
    full of lies,^(B)
full of plunder,
    never without victims!
²The crack of whips,
    the clatter of wheels,
galloping horses
    and jolting chariots!
³Charging cavalry,
    flashing swords
    and glittering spears!
Many casualties,
    piles of dead,
bodies without number,
    people stumbling over the corpses^(C)—
⁴all because of the wanton lust of a prostitute,
    alluring, the mistress of sorceries,^(D)
who enslaved nations by her prostitution^(E)
    and peoples by her witchcraft.

⁵“I am against^(F) you,” declares the Lord Almighty.
    “I will lift your skirts^(G) over your face.
I will show the nations your nakedness^(H)
    and the kingdoms your shame.
⁶I will pelt you with filth,^(I)
    I will treat you with contempt^(J)
    and make you a spectacle.^(K)
⁷All who see you will flee^(L) from you and say,
    ‘Nineveh^(M) is in ruins^(N)—who will mourn for her?’^(O)
    Where can I find anyone to comfort^(P) you?”

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Nahum 3:19

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¹⁹Nothing can heal you;^(A)
    your wound is fatal.
All who hear the news about you
    clap their hands^(B) at your fall,
for who has not felt
    your endless cruelty?^(C)