Nahum 1

1A pronouncement on Nineveh: The Book of the Prophecy of Nahum the Elkoshite.

2The ETERNAL is a passionate, avenging God; GOD is vengeful and fierce in wrath. GOD takes vengeance on opponents,And rages against foes.

3GOD is slow to anger and of great forbearance,But GOD does not remit all punishment.[God] travels in whirlwind and storm,With clouds the dust on divine feet.

4[God] rebukes the sea and dries it up,And makes all rivers fail;Bashan and Carmel languish,And the blossoms of Lebanon wither.

5The mountains quake because of [God],And the hills melt.The earth heaves before [God],The world and all that dwell therein.

6Who can stand before God’s wrath?Who can resist such fury?God’s anger pours out like fire,And rocks are shattered as a result.

7GOD is good to [those who have hope],And is a haven on a day of distress—Being mindful of those seeking refuge.

8And with a sweeping flood[God] makes an end of her place, And chases enemies into the darkness.

9Why will you plot against GOD ?Utter destruction is the outcome:No adversary. opposes [God] twice!

10For like those besotted with drink,They are burned up like tangled thorns,Like straw that is thoroughly dried.

11The base plotterWho designed evil against GOD Has left you.

12Thus said GOD:“Even as those days were full and many,Even so are they over and gone;As surely as I afflicted you,I will afflict you no more.

13And nowI will break off his yoke bar from youAnd burst your cords apart.”

14GOD has commanded concerning him: No posterity shall continue your name. I will do away withThe carved and graven imagesIn the temples of your gods;I will make your graveAccord with your worthlessness.