Nahum 1:3-8

New International Version

³The Lord is slow to anger^(A) but great in power;
    the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.^(B)
His way is in the whirlwind^(C) and the storm,^(D)
    and clouds^(E) are the dust of his feet.
⁴He rebukes^(F) the sea and dries it up;^(G)
    he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel^(H) wither
    and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
⁵The mountains quake^(I) before him
    and the hills melt away.^(J)
The earth trembles^(K) at his presence,
    the world and all who live in it.^(L)
⁶Who can withstand^(M) his indignation?
    Who can endure^(N) his fierce anger?^(O)
His wrath is poured out like fire;^(P)
    the rocks are shattered^(Q) before him.

⁷The Lord is good,^(R)
    a refuge in times of trouble.^(S)
He cares for^(T) those who trust in him,^(U)
⁸    but with an overwhelming flood^(V)
he will make an end of Nineveh;
    he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness.

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Nahum 1:3-8

International Standard Version

³The Lord is slow to anger and powerful,
    and he will never let the guilty^[a] go unpunished.
The Lord’s path is in the windstorm and hurricane;
    thunderclouds are dust beneath his feet.
⁴He rebukes the sea, and it evaporates;
    he dries up all the rivers.
Bashan and Carmel wither,
    while the flowers of Lebanon languish.
⁵Mountains shake because of him,
    and the hills melt.
The earth goes into upheaval at his presence,
    as does the world with all of its inhabitants.
⁶Who can stand before his fury?
    And who can endure his fierce anger?
His displeasure pours out like fire,
    and rocks are broken to pieces because of him.

The Lord’s Goodness in the Midst of Judgment

⁷The Lord is good—
a refuge in troubled times.^[b]
He knows those who are confiding in him.
⁸But with an overwhelming deluge he will bring utter desolation to Nineveh,^[c]
and his enemies he will pursue with darkness.