(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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Notas al pie

  1. Nahum 1:8 Hebrew of her place

The Lord is slow to get angry, but his power is great,
    and he never lets the guilty go unpunished.
He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm.
    The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet.
At his command the oceans dry up,
    and the rivers disappear.
The lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade,
    and the green forests of Lebanon wither.
In his presence the mountains quake,
    and the hills melt away;
the earth trembles,
    and its people are destroyed.
Who can stand before his fierce anger?
    Who can survive his burning fury?
His rage blazes forth like fire,
    and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence.

The Lord is good,
    a strong refuge when trouble comes.
    He is close to those who trust in him.
But he will sweep away his enemies[a]
    in an overwhelming flood.
He will pursue his foes
    into the darkness of night.

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  1. 1:8 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads sweep away her place.