Nahum 1:2-11

New International Version

The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh

²The Lord is a jealous^(A) and avenging God;
    the Lord takes vengeance^(B) and is filled with wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance on his foes
    and vents his wrath against his enemies.^(C)
³The Lord is slow to anger^(D) but great in power;
    the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.^(E)
His way is in the whirlwind^(F) and the storm,^(G)
    and clouds^(H) are the dust of his feet.
⁴He rebukes^(I) the sea and dries it up;^(J)
    he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel^(K) wither
    and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
⁵The mountains quake^(L) before him
    and the hills melt away.^(M)
The earth trembles^(N) at his presence,
    the world and all who live in it.^(O)
⁶Who can withstand^(P) his indignation?
    Who can endure^(Q) his fierce anger?^(R)
His wrath is poured out like fire;^(S)
    the rocks are shattered^(T) before him.

⁷The Lord is good,^(U)
    a refuge in times of trouble.^(V)
He cares for^(W) those who trust in him,^(X)
⁸    but with an overwhelming flood^(Y)
he will make an end of Nineveh;
    he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness.

⁹Whatever they plot^(Z) against the Lord
    he will bring^[a] to an end;
    trouble will not come a second time.
¹⁰They will be entangled among thorns^(AA)
    and drunk^(AB) from their wine;
    they will be consumed like dry stubble.^[b]^(AC)
¹¹From you, Nineveh, has one come forth
    who plots evil against the Lord
    and devises wicked plans.