Nahum 1

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

²God is jealous, and the Lord The Lord The Lord And He reserves wrath for His enemies;

³The Lord And will not at all acquit the wicked. The Lord In the whirlwind and in the storm, And the clouds are the dust of His feet.

⁴He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, And dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, And the flower of Lebanon wilts.

⁵The mountains quake before Him, The hills melt, And the earth heaves at His presence, Yes, the world and all who dwell in it.

⁶Who can stand before His indignation? And who can endure the fierceness of His anger? His fury is poured out like fire, And the rocks are thrown down by Him.

⁷The Lord A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.

⁸But with an overflowing flood He will make an utter end of its place, And darkness will pursue His enemies.

⁹What do you conspire against the Lord He will make an utter end of it. Affliction will not rise up a second time.

¹⁰For while tangled like thorns, And while drunken like drunkards, They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried.

¹¹From you comes forth one Who plots evil against the Lord A wicked counselor.

¹²Thus says the Lord “Though they are safe, and likewise many, Yet in this manner they will be cut down When he passes through. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more;

¹³For now I will break off his yoke from you, And burst your bonds apart.”

¹⁴The Lord “Your name shall be perpetuated no longer. Out of the house of your gods I will cut off the carved image and the molded image. I will dig your grave, For you are vile.”

¹⁵Behold, on the mountains The feet of him who brings good tidings, Who proclaims peace! O Judah, keep your appointed feasts, Perform your vows. For the wicked one shall no more pass through you; He is utterly cut off.