(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.
(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.
(I)The mountains quake before him;
    (J)the hills melt;
the earth heaves before him,
    (K)the world and all who dwell in it.

(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.
(O)The Lord is good,
    (P)a stronghold in the day of trouble;
(Q)he knows those who take refuge in him.
    But (R)with an overflowing flood
he will make a complete end of the adversaries,[a]
    and (S)will pursue his enemies into darkness.

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  1. Nahum 1:8 Hebrew of her place

The Lord is slow to anger but great in power,
    and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty.

His way is in whirlwind and storm,
    and the clouds are the dust of his feet.(A)
He rebukes the sea and makes it dry,
    and he dries up all the rivers;
Bashan and Carmel wither,
    and the bloom of Lebanon fades.
The mountains quake before him,
    and the hills melt;
the earth heaves before him,
    the world and all who live in it.(B)

Who can stand before his indignation?
    Who can endure the heat of his anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire,
    and by him the rocks are broken in pieces.(C)
The Lord is good,
    a stronghold in a day of trouble;
he protects those who take refuge in him,
    even in a rushing flood.
He will make a full end of his adversaries[a]
    and will pursue his enemies into darkness.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 1.8 Gk: Heb of her place