Nahum 1:2-11
Legacy Standard Bible
Aleph
2 A (A)jealous and avenging God is [a]Yahweh;
Yahweh is (B)avenging and [b]wrathful.
Yahweh is (C)avenging against His adversaries,
And He keeps His anger for His enemies.
3 Yahweh is (D)slow to anger and great in power,
And Yahweh will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
Beth
Gimel
4 He (G)rebukes the sea and makes it dry;
He dries up all the rivers.
(H)Bashan and Carmel languish;
The blossoms of Lebanon languish.
He
5 Mountains (I)quake because of Him,
Vav
And the hills (J)melt;
Indeed the earth is (K)upheaved by His presence,
The (L)world and all the inhabitants in it.
Zayin
Heth
Teth
7 Yahweh is (Q)good,
A strong defense in the day of distress,
Yodh
Kaph
9 Whatever you (U)devise against Yahweh,
He will make a (V)complete destruction of it.
Distress will not rise up twice.
10 Like tangled (W)thorns,
And like those who are (X)drunken with their drink,
They are (Y)consumed
As stubble fully dried up.
11 From you has gone forth
One who (Z)devised evil against Yahweh,
A [d](AA)vile counselor.
Footnotes
- Nahum 1:2 The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15
- Nahum 1:2 Lit a possessor of wrath
- Nahum 1:9 Nineveh’s
- Nahum 1:11 Or worthless; Heb Belial
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.
9 Whatever you (U)devise against the Lord,
He will make a (V)complete end of it.
Distress will not rise up twice.
10 Like tangled (W)thorns,
And like those who are (X)drunken with their drink,
They are (Y)consumed
As stubble completely withered.
11 From you has gone forth
One who (Z)plotted evil against the Lord,
A [c](AA)wicked counselor.
Footnotes
- Nahum 1:2 Lit a possessor of wrath
- Nahum 1:8 I.e. Nineveh’s
- Nahum 1:11 Or worthless; Heb Belial
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