Nahum 1:1-13

Common English Bible

² The Lord is a jealous and vengeful God;
        the Lord is vengeful and strong in wrath.
    The Lord is vengeful against his foes;
        he rages against his enemies.
³ The Lord is very patient but great in power;
        the Lord punishes.
    His way is in whirlwind and storm;
        clouds are the dust of his feet.
⁴ He can blast the sea and make it dry up;
        he can dry up all the rivers.
    Bashan and Carmel wither;
        the bud of Lebanon withers.
⁵ The mountains quake because of him;
        the hills melt away.
The earth heaves before him—
        the world and all who dwell in it.
⁶ Who can stand before his indignation?
        Who can confront the heat of his fury?
    His wrath pours out like fire;
        the rocks are shattered because of him.
⁷ The Lord is good,
        a haven in a day of distress.
    He acknowledges those who take refuge in him.
⁸ With a rushing flood, he will utterly destroy her^[a] place
        and pursue his enemies into darkness.

⁹ What are you plotting against the Lord?
        He is one who can annihilate!
        Distress will not arise twice.
¹⁰ They are tangled up like thorns,
        like drunkards in their cups.
    They are consumed like stubble
        that is entirely dried up.
¹¹ From you^[b] goes out
        one who plots evil against the Lord—
            a worthless counselor!

¹² The Lord proclaims:
Though once they were a healthy and numerous force,
        they have been cut off and have disappeared.
I have afflicted you;
        I won’t afflict you further, Zion.^[c]
13 Now I will break off his yoke from you
        and tear off your chains.