Nahum 1:1-9 ▼

1 The pronouncement concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

2 The 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.

3 The 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.

4 He 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.

5 The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt; the earth trembles at his presence — the world and all who live in it.

6 Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before him.

7 The LORD is good, a stronghold in a day of distress; he cares for those who take refuge in him.

8 But he will completely destroy Nineveh with an overwhelming flood, and he will chase his enemies into darkness.

9 Whatever you plot against the LORD, he will bring it to complete destruction; oppression will not rise up a second time.