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Nahum 1:1-2
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Yahweh’s Wrath Against Nineveh

1 The [a](A)oracle of (B)Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

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2 A (C)jealous and avenging God is [b]Yahweh;
Yahweh is (D)avenging and [c]wrathful.
Yahweh is (E)avenging against His adversaries,
And He keeps His anger for His enemies.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 1:1 Or burden
  2. Nahum 1:2 The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15
  3. Nahum 1:2 Lit a possessor of wrath
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Nahum 1:1-2
New King James Version

God’s Mercy and Judgment

1 The [a]burden (A)against Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

God’s Wrath on His Enemies

2 God is (B)jealous, and the Lord avenges;
The Lord avenges and is furious.
The Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries,
And He reserves wrath for His enemies;

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 1:1 oracle, prophecy
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