Nahum 1:2-11

Christian Standard Bible

² The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance
and is fierce in^[a] wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance against his foes;^(A)
he is furious with his enemies.^(B)
3 The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;
the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished.^(C)
His path is in the whirlwind and storm,^(D)
and clouds are the dust beneath his feet.^(E)
4 He rebukes the sea and dries it up,
and he makes all the rivers run dry.^(F)
Bashan and Carmel wither;^(G)
even the flower of Lebanon withers.
⁵ The mountains quake before him,
and the hills melt;
the earth trembles^[b][c] at his presence—
the world and all who live in it.^(H)
6 Who can withstand his indignation?
Who can endure his burning anger?^(I)
His wrath is poured out like fire;^(J)
even rocks are shattered before him.

⁷ The Lord is good,
a stronghold in a day of distress;
he cares for those who take refuge^(K) in him.
⁸ But he will completely destroy Nineveh^[d]
with an overwhelming flood,^(L)
and he will chase his enemies into darkness.