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Nahum 1:1-2
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1 This is the vision God gave to Nahum, who lived in Elkosh, concerning the impending doom of Nineveh:[a]

2 God is jealous over those he loves; that is why he takes vengeance on those who hurt them. He furiously destroys their enemies.

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  1. Nahum 1:1 Nineveh was the capital of Assyria.
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Nahum 1:1-2
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1 A prophecy(A) concerning Nineveh.(B) The book of the vision(C) of Nahum the Elkoshite.

The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh

2 The Lord is a jealous(D) and avenging God;
    the Lord takes vengeance(E) and is filled with wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance on his foes
    and vents his wrath against his enemies.(F)

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