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The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.</p> <p class="sectionhead">The <span class="name">Lord</span>’s Anger Against Nineveh</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nahum/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> is a jealous and avenging God;</p><p class="line2">the <span class="name">Lord</span> takes vengeance and is filled with wrath.</p><p class="line1">The <span class="name">Lord</span> takes vengeance on his foes</p><p class="line2">and vents his wrath against his enemies.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nahum/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> is slow to anger but great in power;</p><p class="line2">the <span class="name">Lord</span> will not leave the guilty unpunished.</p><p class="line1">His way is in the whirlwind and the storm,</p><p class="line2">and clouds are the dust of his feet.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nahum/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>He rebukes the sea and dries it up;</p><p class="line2">he makes all the rivers run dry.</p><p class="line1">Bashan and Carmel wither</p><p class="line2">and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nahum/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The mountains quake before him</p><p class="line2">and the hills melt away.</p><p class="line1">The earth trembles at his presence,</p><p class="line2">the world and all who live in it.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nahum/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Who can withstand his indignation?</p><p class="line2">Who can endure his fierce anger?</p><p class="line1">His wrath is poured out like fire;</p><p class="line2">the rocks are shattered before him.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nahum/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> is good,</p><p class="line2">a refuge in times of trouble.</p><p class="line1">He cares for those who trust in him,</p> <p class="line2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nahum/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>but with an overwhelming flood</p><p class="line1">he will make an end of Nineveh;</p><p class="line2">he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nahum/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Whatever they plot against the <span class="name">Lord</span></p><p class="line2">he will bring <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or What do you foes plot against the LORD? He will bring it">a</a></sup></span> to an end;</p><p class="line2">trouble will not come a second time.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nahum/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>They will be entangled among thorns</p><p class="line2">and drunk from their wine;</p><p class="line2">they will be consumed like dry stubble. <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.">b</a></sup></span> </p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nahum/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>From you, Nineveh, has one come forth</p><p class="line2">who plots evil against the <span class="name">Lord</span></p><p class="line2">and devises wicked plans.</p></div> <p class="introduction"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nahum/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>This is what the <span class="name">Lord</span> says:</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1">“Although they have allies and are numerous,</p><p class="line2">they will be destroyed and pass away.</p><p class="line1">Although I have afflicted you, Judah,</p><p class="line2">I will afflict you no more.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nahum/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Now I will break their yoke from your neck</p><p class="line2">and tear your shackles away.”</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nahum/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> has given a command concerning you, Nineveh:</p><p class="line2">“You will have no descendants to bear your name.</p><p class="line1">I will destroy the images and idols</p><p class="line2">that are in the temple of your gods.</p><p class="line1">I will prepare your grave,</p><p class="line2">for you are vile.”</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nahum/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Look, there on the mountains,</p><p class="line2">the feet of one who brings good news,</p><p class="line2">who proclaims peace!</p><p class="line1">Celebrate your festivals, Judah,</p><p class="line2">and fulfill your vows.</p><p class="line1">No more will the wicked invade you;</p><p class="line2">they will be completely destroyed. <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="In Hebrew texts this verse (1:15) is numbered 2:1.">c</a></sup></span> </p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>What do you foes plot against the <span class="name">Lord</span>?<br />     He will bring it</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotebot">The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> <span class="footnotebot">In Hebrew texts this verse (1:15) is numbered 2:1.</span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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