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Yahweh is slow to anger but great in power;
    he will certainly not allow the guilty to go unpunished.
He marches[a] in storm wind and in gale;
    storm clouds are the dust of his feet.
He rebukes the sea and he dries up the rivers;
    he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither;[b]
    the blossom of Lebanon languishes.
Mountains quake before him;
    the hills shake apart.[c]
The earth heaves before him—
    the world and all her inhabitants.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 1:3 Literally “His path”
  2. Nahum 1:4 MT reads “languishes,” but the versions reflect “withers,” which also restores the acrostic
  3. Nahum 1:5 Or “melt”

The Lord is slow to anger(A) but great in power;
    the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.(B)
His way is in the whirlwind(C) and the storm,(D)
    and clouds(E) are the dust of his feet.
He rebukes(F) the sea and dries it up;(G)
    he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel(H) wither
    and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
The mountains quake(I) before him
    and the hills melt away.(J)
The earth trembles(K) at his presence,
    the world and all who live in it.(L)

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