Nahum 1

¹The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

²Jehovah is a jealous God and avengeth; Jehovah avengeth and is full of wrath; Jehovah taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

³Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means clear the guilty: Jehovah 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 upheaved 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 wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by him.

⁷Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.

⁸But with an over-running flood he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

⁹What do ye devise against Jehovah? he will make a full end; affliction shall not rise up the second time.

¹⁰For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly as dry stubble.

¹¹There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against Jehovah, that counselleth wickedness.

¹²Thus saith Jehovah: Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, even so shall they be cut down, and he shall pass away. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.

¹³And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

¹⁴And Jehovah hath given 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.

¹⁵Behold, upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! Keep thy feasts, O Judah, perform thy vows; for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

Nahum 1

¹This is the burden against Nineveh, the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite:

²The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.

³The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means 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; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.

⁵The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all its dwellers.

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 the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.

⁸But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.

⁹Whatever you plot against the LORD, He will bring to an end. Affliction will not rise up a second time.

¹⁰For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard— like stubble that is fully dry.

¹¹From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.

¹²This is what the LORD says: “Though they are allied and numerous, yet they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, O Judah, I will afflict you no longer.

¹³For I will now break their yoke from your neck and tear away your shackles.”

¹⁴The LORD has issued a command concerning you, O Nineveh: “There will be no descendants to carry on your name. I will cut off the carved image and cast idol from the house of your gods; I will prepare your grave, for you are contemptible.”

¹⁵Look to the mountains— the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be utterly cut off.