Who can withstand(A) his indignation?
    Who can endure(B) his fierce anger?(C)
His wrath is poured out like fire;(D)
    the rocks are shattered(E) before him.

The Lord is good,(F)
    a refuge in times of trouble.(G)
He cares for(H) those who trust in him,(I)
    but with an overwhelming flood(J)
he will make an end of Nineveh;
    he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness.

Whatever they plot(K) against the Lord
    he will bring[a] to an end;
    trouble will not come a second time.
10 They will be entangled among thorns(L)
    and drunk(M) from their wine;
    they will be consumed like dry stubble.[b](N)
11 From you, Nineveh, has one come forth
    who plots evil against the Lord
    and devises wicked plans.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 1:9 Or What do you foes plot against the Lord? / He will bring it
  2. Nahum 1:10 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.

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