Nahum 1:1-13
New American Standard Bible
2A jealous and avenging God is the Lord; The Lord is avenging and wrathful. The Lord takes vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath for His enemies.
3The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, And the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In the gale and the storm is His way, And clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
4He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, The blossoms of Lebanon wither.
5Mountains quake because of Him, And the hills come apart; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, The world and all the inhabitants in it.
6Who can stand before His indignation? Who can endure the burning of His anger? His wrath gushes forth like fire, And the rocks are broken up by Him.
7The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble, And He knows those who take refuge in Him.
8But with an overflowing flood He will make a complete end of its site, And will pursue His enemies into darkness.
9Whatever you devise against the Lord, He will make a complete end of it. Distress will not rise up twice.
10Like tangled thorns, And like those who are drunken with their drink, They are consumed Like stubble completely dried up.
11From you has gone out One who plotted evil against the Lord, A wicked counselor.
12This is what the Lord says: 'Though they are at full strength and so they are many, So also they will be cut off and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no longer.
13So now, I will break his yoke from upon you, And I will tear your shackles to pieces.'
King James Version
2God 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.
3The 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.
4He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
5The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
6Who 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.
7The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
8But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
9What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.
10For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
11There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counseller.
12Thus 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.
13For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.
Christian Standard Bible
2The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord takes vengeance and is fierce in wrath. The Lord takes vengeance against his foes; he is furious with his enemies.
3The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath his feet.
4He rebukes the sea and dries it up, and he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; even the flower of Lebanon withers.
5The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt; the earth trembles at his presence -- the world and all who live in it.
6Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before him.
7The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of distress; he cares for those who take refuge in him.
8But he will completely destroy Nineveh with an overwhelming flood, and he will chase his enemies into darkness.
9Whatever you plot against the Lord, he will bring it to complete destruction; oppression will not rise up a second time.
10For they will be consumed like entangled thorns, like the drink of a drunkard and like straw that is fully dry.
11One has gone out from you, who plots evil against the Lord, and is a wicked counselor.
New Living Translation
2The Lord is a jealous God, filled with vengeance and rage. He takes revenge on all who oppose him and continues to rage against his enemies!
3The 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.
4At 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.
5In his presence the mountains quake, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles, and its people are destroyed.
6Who 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.
7The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in him.
8But he will sweep away his enemies in an overwhelming flood. He will pursue his foes into the darkness of night.
English Standard Version
2The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and wrathful; the LORD takes vengeance on his adversaries and keeps wrath for his enemies.
3The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, and the LORD will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
4He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; he dries up all the rivers; Bashan and Carmel wither; the bloom of Lebanon withers.
5The mountains quake before him; the hills melt; the earth heaves before him, the world and all who dwell in it.
6Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken into pieces by him.
7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.
8But with an overflowing flood he will make a complete end of the adversaries, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.
9What do you plot against the LORD? He will make a complete end; trouble will not rise up a second time.
10For they are like entangled thorns, like drunkards as they drink; they are consumed like stubble fully dried.
11From you came one who plotted evil against the LORD, a worthless counselor.
12Thus says the LORD, “Though they are at full strength and many, they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.
13And now I will break his yoke from off you and will burst your bonds apart.”
New International Version
2The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on his foes and vents his wrath against his enemies.
3The LORD is slow to anger but great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet.
4He rebukes the sea and dries it up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
5The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.
6Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his fierce anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; the rocks are shattered before him.
7The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,
8but with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of Nineveh; he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness.
9Whatever they plot against the LORD he will bring to an end; trouble will not come a second time.
10They will be entangled among thorns and drunk from their wine; they will be consumed like dry stubble.
11From you, Nineveh, has one come forth who plots evil against the LORD and devises wicked plans.
New King James Version
2God is jealous, and the Lord avenges; The Lord avenges and is furious. The Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath for His enemies;
3The 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 rebukes the sea and makes it dry, And dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, And the flower of Lebanon wilts.
5The mountains quake before Him, The hills melt, And the earth heaves at His presence, Yes, the world and all who dwell in it.
6Who can stand before His indignation? And 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 stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.
8But with an overflowing flood He will make an utter end of its place, And darkness will pursue His enemies.
9 What do you conspire against the Lord? He will make an utter end of it. Affliction will not rise up a second time.
10For while tangled like thorns, And while drunken like drunkards, They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried.
11From you comes forth one Who plots evil against the Lord, A wicked counselor.
