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This message concerning Nineveh came as a vision to Nahum, who lived in Elkosh.
The LORD’s Anger against Nineveh
The LORD’s Anger against Nineveh
God Is Awesome
The oracle of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
The oracle of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
The LORD is a jealous God,
filled with vengeance and rage.
He takes revenge on all who oppose him
and continues to rage against his enemies!
filled with vengeance and rage.
He takes revenge on all who oppose him
and continues to rage against his enemies!
A jealous and avenging God is the LORD;
The LORD is avenging and wrathful.
The LORD takes vengeance on His adversaries,
And He reserves wrath for His enemies.
The LORD is avenging and wrathful.
The LORD takes vengeance on His adversaries,
And He reserves wrath for His enemies.
The LORD is slow to get angry, but his power is great,
and he never lets the guilty go unpunished.
He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm.
The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet.
and he never lets the guilty go unpunished.
He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm.
The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet.
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power,
And the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
In whirlwind and storm is His way,
And clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
And the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
In whirlwind and storm is His way,
And clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
At his command the oceans dry up,
and the rivers disappear.
The lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade,
and the green forests of Lebanon wither.
and the rivers disappear.
The lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade,
and the green forests of Lebanon wither.
He rebukes the sea and makes it dry;
He dries up all the rivers.
Bashan and Carmel wither;
The blossoms of Lebanon wither.
He dries up all the rivers.
Bashan and Carmel wither;
The blossoms of Lebanon wither.
In his presence the mountains quake,
and the hills melt away;
the earth trembles,
and its people are destroyed.
and the hills melt away;
the earth trembles,
and its people are destroyed.
Mountains quake because of Him
And the hills dissolve;
Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence,
The world and all the inhabitants in it.
And the hills dissolve;
Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence,
The world and all the inhabitants in it.
Who can stand before his fierce anger?
Who can survive his burning fury?
His rage blazes forth like fire,
and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence.
Who can survive his burning fury?
His rage blazes forth like fire,
and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence.
Who can stand before His indignation?
Who can endure the burning of His anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire
And the rocks are broken up by Him.
Who can endure the burning of His anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire
And the rocks are broken up by Him.
The LORD is good,
a strong refuge when trouble comes.
He is close to those who trust in him.
a strong refuge when trouble comes.
He is close to those who trust in him.
The LORD is good,
A stronghold in the day of trouble,
And He knows those who take refuge in Him.
A stronghold in the day of trouble,
And He knows those who take refuge in Him.
But with an overflowing flood
He will make a complete end of its site,
And will pursue His enemies into darkness.
He will make a complete end of its site,
And will pursue His enemies into darkness.
Why are you scheming against the LORD?
He will destroy you with one blow;
he won’t need to strike twice!
He will destroy you with one blow;
he won’t need to strike twice!
Whatever you devise against the LORD,
He will make a complete end of it.
Distress will not rise up twice.
He will make a complete end of it.
Distress will not rise up twice.
His enemies, tangled like thornbushes
and staggering like drunks,
will be burned up like dry stubble in a field.
and staggering like drunks,
will be burned up like dry stubble in a field.
Like tangled thorns,
And like those who are drunken with their drink,
They are consumed
As stubble completely withered.
And like those who are drunken with their drink,
They are consumed
As stubble completely withered.
Who is this wicked counselor of yours
who plots evil against the LORD?
who plots evil against the LORD?
From you has gone forth
One who plotted evil against the LORD,
A wicked counselor.
One who plotted evil against the LORD,
A wicked counselor.
This is what the LORD says:
“Though the Assyrians have many allies,
they will be destroyed and disappear.
O my people, I have punished you before,
but I will not punish you again.
“Though the Assyrians have many allies,
they will be destroyed and disappear.
O my people, I have punished you before,
but I will not punish you again.
Thus says the LORD,
“Though they are at full strength and likewise many,
Even so, they will be cut off and pass away.
Though I have afflicted you,
I will afflict you no longer.
“Though they are at full strength and likewise many,
Even so, they will be cut off and pass away.
Though I have afflicted you,
I will afflict you no longer.
Now I will break the yoke of bondage from your neck
and tear off the chains of Assyrian oppression.”
and tear off the chains of Assyrian oppression.”
“So now, I will break his yoke bar from upon you,
And I will tear off your shackles.”
And I will tear off your shackles.”
And this is what the LORD says concerning the Assyrians in Nineveh:
“You will have no more children to carry on your name.
I will destroy all the idols in the temples of your gods.
I am preparing a grave for you
because you are despicable!”
“You will have no more children to carry on your name.
I will destroy all the idols in the temples of your gods.
I am preparing a grave for you
because you are despicable!”
The LORD has issued a command concerning you:
“Your name will no longer be perpetuated.
I will cut off idol and image
From the house of your gods.
I will prepare your grave,
For you are contemptible.”
“Your name will no longer be perpetuated.
I will cut off idol and image
From the house of your gods.
I will prepare your grave,
For you are contemptible.”
Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news,
Who announces peace!
Celebrate your feasts, O Judah;
Pay your vows.
For never again will the wicked one pass through you;
He is cut off completely.
Who announces peace!
Celebrate your feasts, O Judah;
Pay your vows.
For never again will the wicked one pass through you;
He is cut off completely.