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class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> is a jealous and avenging God;</p><p class="poem">the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> takes vengeance</p><p class="poem">and is fierce in<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Nahum.1.2.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> wrath.</p><p class="poem">The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> takes vengeance against his foes;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.2.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">he is furious with his enemies.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.2.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Nahum.1.3" /> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> is slow to anger but great in power;</p><p class="poem">the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> will never leave the guilty unpunished.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.3.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">His path is in the whirlwind and storm,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.3.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">and clouds are the dust beneath his feet.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.3.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Nahum.1.4" /> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>He rebukes the sea and dries it up,</p><p class="poem">and he makes all the rivers run dry.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.4.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">Bashan and Carmel wither;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.4.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">even the flower of Lebanon withers.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Nahum.1.5" /> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The mountains quake before him,</p><p class="poem">and the hills melt;</p><p class="poem">the earth trembles<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Nahum.1.5.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">a</span></a> <a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Nahum.1.5.2"><span class="fnAlphabet">B</span></a> at his presence —</p><p class="poem">the world and all who live in it.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.5.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Nahum.1.6" /> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Who can withstand his indignation?</p><p class="poem">Who can endure his burning anger?<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.6.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">His wrath is poured out like fire;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.6.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">even rocks are shattered before him.</p></blockquote><h3 class="head1">Destruction of Nineveh</h3><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Nahum.1.7" /> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> is good,</p><p class="poem">a stronghold in a day of distress;</p><p class="poem">he cares for those who take refuge<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.7.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> in him.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Nahum.1.8" /> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>But he will completely destroy Nineveh<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Nahum.1.8.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a></p><p class="poem">with an overwhelming flood,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.8.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">and he will chase his enemies into darkness.</p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Nahum.1.9" /> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Whatever you<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Nahum.1.9.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> plot against the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>,</p><p class="poem">he will bring it to complete destruction;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.9.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">oppression will not rise up a second time.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Nahum.1.10" /> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For they will be consumed</p><p class="poem">like entangled thorns,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.10.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">like the drink of a drunkard</p><p class="poem">and like straw that is fully dry.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Nahum.1.10.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Nahum.1.11" /> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>One has gone out from you,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Nahum.1.11.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a></p><p class="poem">who plots evil against the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>,</p><p class="poem">and is a wicked counselor.</p></blockquote><h3 class="head1">Promise of Judah’s Deliverance</h3><p class="noind"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Nahum.1.12" /> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>This is what the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> says:</p><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem">Though they are strong<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Nahum.1.12.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> and numerous,</p><p class="poem">they will still be mowed down,</p><p class="poem">and he<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Nahum.1.12.2"><span class="fnAlphabet">B</span></a> will pass away.</p><p class="poem">Though I have punished you,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Nahum.1.12.3"><span class="fnAlphabet">C</span></a> <a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.12.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">I will punish you no longer.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.12.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Nahum.1.13" /> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For I will now break off his yoke from you</p><p class="poem">and tear off your shackles.</p></blockquote><h3 class="head1">The Assyrian King’s Demise</h3><p class="noind"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Nahum.1.14" /> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> has issued an order concerning you:</p><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem">There will be no offspring</p><p class="poem">to carry on your name.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Nahum.1.14.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">a</span></a> <a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.14.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">I will eliminate the carved idol and cast image</p><p class="poem">from the house of your gods;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.14.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">I will prepare your grave,</p><p class="poem">for you are contemptible.</p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Nahum.1.15" /> <span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Look to the mountains —</p><p class="poem">the feet of the herald,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Nahum.1.15.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">who proclaims peace.</p><p class="poem">Celebrate your festivals, Judah;</p><p class="poem">fulfill your vows.</p><p class="poem">For the wicked one will never again</p><p class="poem">march through you;</p><p class="poem">he will be entirely wiped out.</p></blockquote><br /><section id="footnotes-Nahum.1" class="fnSection"><aside id="fn.Nahum.1.2.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.2">1:2</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">is a master of</span></aside><aside id="fn.Nahum.1.5.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.5">1:5</a></span> Some emend to <span class="italic">earth is laid waste</span></aside><aside id="fn.Nahum.1.5.2"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.5">1:5</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">lifts</span></aside><aside id="fn.Nahum.1.8.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.8">1:8</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">her place</span></aside><aside id="fn.Nahum.1.9.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.9">1:9</a></span> = Nineveh</aside><aside id="fn.Nahum.1.10.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.10">1:10</a></span> Hb obscure</aside><aside id="fn.Nahum.1.11.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.11">1:11</a></span> Possibly Nineveh</aside><aside id="fn.Nahum.1.12.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.12">1:12</a></span> Lit<span class="italic"> intact</span></aside><aside id="fn.Nahum.1.12.2"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.12">1:12</a></span> Either the king of Assyria or his army</aside><aside id="fn.Nahum.1.12.3"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.12">1:12</a></span> = Judah</aside><aside id="fn.Nahum.1.14.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.14">1:14</a></span> Lit<span class="italic"> It will not be sown from your name any longer</span></aside><br /><section id="cross-references-Nahum.1" class="xrfSection"><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.1.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.1">1:1</a></span> Is 13:1; 30:6; Jr 18:18; Ezk 12:10; Hab 1:1; Zch 9:1; 12:1; Mal 1:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.1.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.1">1:1</a></span> Jnh 3:3–4; 4:11; Nah 2:8; Zph 2:13</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.2.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.2">1:2</a></span> Dt 32:35,41,43; Ps 94:1; 149:7; Is 1:24; 59:17; Jr 5:9,29; 9:9; 46:10; 50:15; 51:6,11,36; Ezk 25:14–17; Mc 5:15; 2Th 1:8; Heb 10:30</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.2.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.2">1:2</a></span> Dt 6:15; Ps 94:1; Is 63:1–6; Jr 46:10; 50:28–29; Mc 5:15; Zph 1:18</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.3.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.3">1:3</a></span> Ex 34:6–7; Nm 14:18</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.3.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.3">1:3</a></span> Pr 1:27; 10:25; Is 66:15; Jr 4:13; Hs 8:7</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.3.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.3">1:3</a></span> Dt 33:26; Ps 68:4; 104:3; Mt 24:30; 26:64</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.4.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.4">1:4</a></span> 2Sm 22:16; Ps 106:9; Is 50:2; Mt 8:26</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.4.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.4">1:4</a></span> Is 33:9; Jr 50:19</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.5.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.5">1:5</a></span> Jdg 5:5; Ps 18:7; 46:2–3; 97:5; Is 5:25; 64:1,3; Jr 4:24; Am 8:8; Mc 1:4</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.6.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.6">1:6</a></span> Ps 7:11; 69:24; 78:49; Jl 2:11; Mal 3:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.6.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.6">1:6</a></span> Ps 21:9; Is 9:19; 30:30; Jr 4:4; Lm 4:11; Ezk 22:20; Zph 1:18</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.7.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.7">1:7</a></span> 2Sm 22:3; Ps 17:7; 34:8</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.8.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.8">1:8</a></span> Nah 2:6</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.9.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.9">1:9</a></span> Ps 2:1–4</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.10.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.10">1:10</a></span> Mal 4:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.12.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.12">1:12</a></span> Is 10:5–34</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.12.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.12">1:12</a></span> Ps 30:5; 103:9; Is 54:8</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.14.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.14">1:14</a></span> Lv 20:3; 1Sm 24:21; Ps 89:4; Is 48:19; 66:22</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.14.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Nahum.1.14">1:14</a></span> Dt 27:15; Jdg 18:14</aside><aside id="xrf.Nahum.1.15.1"><span 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