Nahum 1:3-8

Common English Bible

³ The Lord is very patient but great in power;
        the Lord punishes.
    His way is in whirlwind and storm;
        clouds are the dust of his feet.
⁴ He can blast the sea and make it dry up;
        he can dry up all the rivers.
    Bashan and Carmel wither;
        the bud of Lebanon withers.
⁵ The mountains quake because of him;
        the hills melt away.
The earth heaves before him—
        the world and all who dwell in it.
⁶ Who can stand before his indignation?
        Who can confront the heat of his fury?
    His wrath pours out like fire;
        the rocks are shattered because of him.
⁷ The Lord is good,
        a haven in a day of distress.
    He acknowledges those who take refuge in him.
⁸ With a rushing flood, he will utterly destroy her^[a] place
        and pursue his enemies into darkness.