Nahum 1

Legacy Standard Bible

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.
³ Yahweh is ^(F)slow to anger and great in power,
And Yahweh will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.

In ^(G)whirlwind and storm is His way,
And ^(H)clouds are the dust beneath His feet.

⁴ He ^(I)rebukes the sea and makes it dry;
He dries up all the rivers.
^(J)Bashan and Carmel languish;
The blossoms of Lebanon languish.

⁵ Mountains ^(K)quake because of Him,

And the hills ^(L)melt;
Indeed the earth is ^(M)upheaved by His presence,
The ^(N)world and all the inhabitants in it.

^6 (O)Who can stand before His indignation?
Who can endure the ^(P)burning of His anger?

His ^(Q)wrath is poured out like fire,
And the ^(R)rocks are torn down by Him.

⁷ Yahweh is ^(S)good,
A strong defense in the day of distress,

And ^(T)He knows those who take refuge in Him.
⁸ But with an ^(U)overflowing flood

He will make a complete destruction of ^[d]its place
And will pursue His enemies into ^(V)darkness.

“Though they are at full strength and likewise many,
Even so, they will be ^(AD)cut off and pass away.
Though I have afflicted you,
I will afflict you ^(AE)no longer.
¹³ So now, I will ^(AF)break his yoke bar from upon you,
And I will break your bands apart.”