Nahum 1

Tree of Life Version

² A jealous and avenging God is Adonai.
Yes, Adonai is the avenger and master of wrath.
Adonai is avenger to His adversaries,
Yes, a keeper of wrath for His foes.
³ Adonai is slow to anger and great in power,
but He will by no means acquit the guilty.
Adonai’s way is with a whirlwind or with a storm wind,
Clouds are the dust of His feet.
⁴ Rebuking the sea, He made it dry,
as He has dried up all the rivers.
Bashan and Carmel languished,
Yes, Lebanon’s budding languished.
⁵ Mountains quaked because of Him,
    and the hills have melted.
The earth has heaved up at His presence—
    yes, the world and everything dwelling in it.
⁶ Before His indignation who can stand?
Who can withstand His burning anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire,
and cliffs break down before Him.
⁷ Adonai is good as
    a refuge in the day of distress,
and He knows those
    who take refuge in Him.
⁸ But with an overwhelming flood,
He will make that place a total ruin.
Darkness will pursue His enemies.

⁹ What can you scheme against Adonai?
He will make a complete destruction.
Distress will not arise twice.
¹⁰ For even like tangled thorns they will be consumed,
or like drunkards who are drunk,
or like stubble that is fully dry.
¹¹ Out of you has come a schemer of evil against Adonai,
    a counselor of Belial.^[b]
12 Thus said Adonai:
Though they are strong and numerous,
even so they will be mowed down
    and pass away.
Although I have afflicted you,
I will afflict you no more.
¹³ I will now break his yoke from you,
    and tear apart your bonds.
¹⁴ Adonai has issued a command against you:
no more will your name be spread.
From the house of your gods
    I will cut off the idol and metal image.
I will prepare your grave—
    for you have become worthless.