Nahum 1:3-8
English Standard Version
3 (A)The Lord is slow to anger and (B)great in power,
and (C)the Lord will by no means clear the guilty.
(D)His way is in whirlwind and storm,
and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
4 (E)He rebukes the sea and makes it dry;
he dries up all the rivers;
(F)Bashan and (G)Carmel wither;
the bloom of (H)Lebanon withers.
5 (I)The mountains quake before him;
(J)the hills melt;
the earth heaves before him,
(K)the world and all who dwell in it.
6 (L)Who can stand before his indignation?
Who can endure the heat of his anger?
His wrath (M)is poured out like fire,
and (N)the rocks are broken into pieces by him.
7 (O)The Lord is good,
(P)a stronghold in the day of trouble;
(Q)he knows those who take refuge in him.
8 But (R)with an overflowing flood
he will make a complete end of the adversaries,[a]
and (S)will pursue his enemies into darkness.
Footnotes
- Nahum 1:8 Hebrew of her place
Nahum 1:3-8
Christian Standard Bible
3 The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;
the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished.(A)
His path is in the whirlwind and storm,(B)
and clouds are the dust beneath his feet.(C)
4 He rebukes the sea and dries it up,
and he makes all the rivers run dry.(D)
Bashan and Carmel wither;(E)
even the flower of Lebanon withers.
5 The mountains quake before him,
and the hills melt;
the earth trembles[a][b] at his presence—
the world and all who live in it.(F)
6 Who can withstand his indignation?
Who can endure his burning anger?(G)
His wrath is poured out like fire;(H)
even rocks are shattered before him.
Destruction of Nineveh
7 The Lord is good,
a stronghold in a day of distress;
he cares for those who take refuge(I) in him.
8 But he will completely destroy Nineveh[c]
with an overwhelming flood,(J)
and he will chase his enemies into darkness.
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