Nahum 1:3-8

GOD’S WORD Translation

³ The Lord is patient and has great strength.
The Lord will never let the guilty go unpunished.
Raging winds and storms mark his path,
and clouds are the dust from his feet.
⁴ He yells at the sea and makes it dry.
He dries up all the rivers.
Bashan and Carmel wither.
The flowers of Lebanon wither.
⁵ The mountains quake because of him.
The hills melt.
The earth draws back in his presence.
The world and all who live in it draw back as well.
⁶ Who can stand in the presence of his rage?
Who can oppose his burning anger?
He pours out his rage like fire
and smashes the rocky cliffs.

⁷ The Lord is good.
⌞He is⌟ a fortress in the day of trouble.
He knows those who seek shelter in him.
⁸ He will put an end to Nineveh
with a devastating flood.
He will pursue his enemies with darkness.