Nahum 1:2-11

New American Standard Bible 1995

² A ^(A)jealous and avenging God is the Lord;
The Lord is ^(B)avenging and ^[a]wrathful.
The Lord takes ^(C)vengeance on His adversaries,
And He reserves wrath for His enemies.
³ The Lord is ^(D)slow to anger and great in power,
And the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
In ^(E)whirlwind and storm is His way,
And ^(F)clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
⁴ He ^(G)rebukes the sea and makes it dry;
He dries up all the rivers.
^(H)Bashan and Carmel wither;
The blossoms of Lebanon wither.
⁵ Mountains ^(I)quake because of Him
And the hills ^(J)dissolve;
Indeed the earth is ^(K)upheaved by His presence,
The ^(L)world and all the inhabitants in it.
^6 (M)Who can stand before His indignation?
Who can endure the ^(N)burning of His anger?
His ^(O)wrath is poured out like fire
And the ^(P)rocks are broken up by Him.
⁷ The Lord is ^(Q)good,
A stronghold in the day of trouble,
And ^(R)He knows those who take refuge in Him.
⁸ But with an ^(S)overflowing flood
He will make a complete end of ^[b]its site,
And will pursue His enemies into ^(T)darkness.