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Why do you plot against the Lord?
    He will make an end;
    no adversary will rise up twice.(A)
10 Like thorns they are entangled;
    like drunkards they are drunk;
    they are consumed like dry straw.(B)

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What do you plot against the Lord?
    He will make a full end;
    he will not take vengeance[a] twice on his foes.[b]
10 Like entangled thorns they are consumed,[c]
    like dry stubble.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 1:9 Gk: Heb rise up
  2. Nahum 1:9 Cn: Heb distress
  3. Nahum 1:10 Heb are consumed, drunken as with their drink