Nahum 1:1-13

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² A jealous God, the Lord avenges.
    The Lord avenges;
The Lord is an angry husband.
The Lord takes vengeance on his enemies,
    reserving anger for his adversaries.
³ The Lord is slow to anger and powerful,
    and he will never let the guilty^[c] go unpunished.
The Lord’s path is in the windstorm and hurricane;
    thunderclouds are dust beneath his feet.
⁴ He rebukes the sea, and it evaporates;
    he dries up all the rivers.
Bashan and Carmel wither,
    while the flowers of Lebanon languish.
⁵ Mountains shake because of him,
    and the hills melt.
The earth goes into upheaval at his presence,
    as does the world with all of its inhabitants.
⁶ Who can stand before his fury?
    And who can endure his fierce anger?
His displeasure pours out like fire,
    and rocks are broken to pieces because of him.

⁷ The Lord is good—
    a refuge in troubled times.^[d]
He knows those who are confiding in him.
⁸ But with an overwhelming deluge he will bring utter desolation to Nineveh,^[e]
    and his enemies he will pursue with darkness.
⁹ What are you scheming against the Lord?
    He will bring about utter desolation—
        adversity will not strike twice!
¹⁰ Indeed, while tangled as by a thorn bush,
    while drunken as by a strong drink,
        the Ninevites^[f] will be burned like dry straw.
¹¹ Someone has left you who plans evil against the Lord.
    He is a demonic counselor.^[g]

¹² This is what the Lord says:
“No matter how strong they are,^[h]
    and no matter how numerous,
        they will surely be annihilated^[i] and pass away.
Though I have afflicted you,^[j]
    I will do so no more.
¹³ Now I will break off Assyria’s^[k] yoke from you,
    and tear apart your shackles.”