Nahum 1

The LORD is a jealous God who avenges and is furious — He will not acquit the wicked. He is longsuffering, but His way is in the whirlwind and the storm. He is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knows those who trust in Him. Nineveh's destruction is decreed — the LORD will make an utter end of her.

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1	The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.	A prophecy concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2	God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.	God is jealous, and the LORD takes vengeance. The LORD takes vengeance and is filled with fury. The LORD will take vengeance on His adversaries, and He reserves wrath for His enemies.
3	The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.	The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked. The LORD has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet.
4	He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.	He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan languishes, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languishes.
5	The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.	The mountains quake at Him, and the hills melt. The earth is burned at His presence — the world, and all who live in it.
6	Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.	Who can stand before His indignation? Who can endure the fierceness of His anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by Him.
7	The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.	The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knows those who trust in Him.
8	But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.	But with an overwhelming flood He will make an utter end of its place, and darkness will pursue His enemies.
9	What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.	What do You plot against the LORD? He will make an utter end. Affliction will not rise up a second time.
10	For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.	For while they are tangled together like thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they will be devoured like stubble fully dry.
11	There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.	One has come out from You who plots evil against the LORD — a wicked counselor of Belial.
12	Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.	This is what the LORD says: "Though they be at peace, and likewise many, even so they will be cut down when He passes through. Though I have afflicted You, I will afflict You no more.
13	For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.	For now I will break His yoke from off You, and I will burst Your bonds apart."
14	And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.	The LORD has given a commandment concerning You: "No more of Your name will be sown. Out of the house of Your gods I will cut off the carved image and the molten image. I will make Your grave, for You are vile."
15	Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.	See on the mountains the feet of him who brings good tidings, who proclaims peace! O Judah, keep your solemn feasts and perform your vows. The wicked will no more pass through you; he is utterly cut off.