Nahum 1:1-9 ▼

1 Oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh.

2 A jealous and avenging God is the LORD, an avenger is the LORD, full of wrath; The LORD takes vengeance on his adversaries, and rages against his enemies;

3 The LORD is slow to anger, yet great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. In stormwind and tempest he comes, and clouds are the dust at his feet;

4 He roars at the sea and leaves it dry, and all the rivers he dries up. Laid low are Bashan and Carmel, and the bloom of Lebanon withers;

5 The mountains quake before him, and the hills dissolve; The earth is laid waste before him, the world and all who dwell in it.

6 Before his wrath, who can stand firm, and who can face his blazing anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and boulders break apart before him.

7 The LORD is good to those who wait for him, a refuge on the day of distress, Taking care of those who look to him for protection,

8 when the flood rages; He makes an end of his opponents, and pursues his enemies into darkness.

9 What do you plot against the LORD, the one about to bring total destruction? No opponent rises a second time!