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Nahum’s Vision

A pronouncement[a] about Nineveh: The record of the vision of Nahum[b] from Elkosh.

The Lord’s Anger against Assyria

A jealous God, the Lord avenges.
    The Lord avenges;
The Lord is an angry husband.
The Lord takes vengeance on his enemies,
    reserving anger for his adversaries.
The Lord is slow to anger and powerful,
    and he will never let the guilty[c] go unpunished.
The Lord’s path is in the windstorm and hurricane;
    thunderclouds are dust beneath his feet.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 1:1 Or revelation
  2. Nahum 1:1 The Heb. name Nahum means comfort
  3. Nahum 1:3 The Heb. lacks the guilty

A prophecy(A) concerning Nineveh.(B) The book of the vision(C) of Nahum the Elkoshite.

The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh

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)
The Lord is slow to anger(G) but great in power;
    the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.(H)
His way is in the whirlwind(I) and the storm,(J)
    and clouds(K) are the dust of his feet.

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