Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power. And He does not by any means acquit the guilty. Jehovah has His way in the tempest and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet.
New American Standard Bible
And the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
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King James Version
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Holman Bible
the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished.
His path is in the whirlwind and storm,
and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
International Standard Version
The LORD is slow to anger and powerful, and he will never let the guilty go unpunished. The LORD's path is in the windstorm and hurricane; thunderclouds are dust beneath his feet.
A Conservative Version
LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means clear [the guilty]. LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
American Standard Version
Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means clear the guilty : Jehovah hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Amplified
The Lord is slow to anger and great in power
And He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm,
And the clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Bible in Basic English
The Lord is slow to get angry and great in power, and will not let the sinner go without punishment: the way of the Lord is in the wind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Darby Translation
Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, and doth not at all clear the guilty: Jehovah, his way is in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Julia Smith Translation
Jehovah slow to anger and great of power, and Jehovah acquitting, will not acquit his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and a cloud the dust of his feet
King James 2000
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Yahweh is slow to anger but great [in] power; he will certainly not allow [the guilty] to go unpunished. {He marches} in storm wind and in gale; storm clouds [are the] dust of his feet.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The LORD suffereth long, he is of great power, and so innocent that he leaveth no man faultless before him. The LORD goeth forth in tempest and stormy weather; the clouds are the dust of his feet.
NET Bible
He marches out in the whirlwind and the raging storm; dark storm clouds billow like dust under his feet.
New Heart English Bible
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. The LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
The Emphasized Bible
Yahweh, is slow to anger, but great in vigour, He will not leave, unpunished, as for Yahweh, in storm-wind and in tempest, is his way, and, clouds, are the dust of his feet.
Webster
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
World English Bible
Yahweh is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. Yahweh has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, And Jehovah doth not entirely acquit, In a hurricane and in a tempest is His way, And a cloud is the dust of His feet.
Themes
The Almighty » Power of God » General references to
Anger » The lord being slow to anger
Attributes of God » Power of God » General references to
Clouds » Called the » Dust of God's feet
Power » Power power of God » General references to
Power » The lord being powerful
Power » Of God » Described as » Great
God, Power of » Described as » Great
Whirlwind » Illustrative of the » Speed with which God executes his purposes
Topics
Interlinear
'aph
Koach
Naqah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nahum 1:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Half-Acrostic: Yahweh Takes Vengeance Against His Enemies
2 God is jealous, and Jehovah revenges; Jehovah revenges and is a possessor of wrath. Jehovah takes vengeance against His foes, and He keeps wrath against His enemies. 3 Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power. And He does not by any means acquit the guilty. Jehovah has His way in the tempest and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet. 4 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers; Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon withers.
Cross References
Exodus 34:6-7
And Jehovah passed by before him and proclaimed, Jehovah! Jehovah God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
Nehemiah 9:17
And they refused to obey, neither were they mindful of Your wonders which You did among them. But they hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But You are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and did not forsake them.
Psalm 104:3
He lays the beams of His upper rooms in the waters. He sets the clouds as His chariots; He walks on the wings of the wind;
Job 9:4
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and been blessed;
Psalm 103:8
Jehovah is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and rich in mercy.
Psalm 147:5
Great is our LORD, and of great power; There is no limit to His understanding.
Isaiah 19:1
The burden against Egypt: Behold, Jehovah rides on a swift cloud and comes into Egypt. And the idols of Egypt shall tremble at His presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in its midst.
Exodus 19:16-18
And it happened on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mountain. And the voice of the trumpet was exceedingly loud, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
Numbers 14:18
Jehovah is long-suffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and fourth generation.
Deuteronomy 5:22-24
Jehovah spoke these words to all your assembly in the mountain out of the midst of the fire of the cloud and of the thick darkness with a great voice. And He added no more. And He wrote them in two tablets of stone and delivered them to me.
1 Kings 19:11-13
And He said, Go forth and stand on the mountain before Jehovah. And, behold, Jehovah passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains, and broke the rocks in pieces before Jehovah. But Jehovah was not in the wind. And after the wind was an earthquake, but Jehovah was not in the earthquake.
Job 10:14
If I sin, then You mark me, and You will not acquit me from my iniquity.
Job 38:1
And Jehovah answered Job out of the tempest, and said,
Psalm 18:7-15
Then the earth shook and trembled; and the foundations of the hills moved and were shaken, because He was angry.
Psalm 50:3
Our God comes, and He is not silent; a fire shall devour before Him, and it shall be very stormy all around Him.
Psalm 62:11
God has spoken once; twice I have heard this, that power belongs to God.
Psalm 66:3
Say to God, How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power, Your enemies pretend obedience to You.
Psalm 97:2-5
Clouds and darkness are all around Him; righteousness and judgment are the foundation of His throne.
Psalm 145:8
Jehovah is gracious and full of pity; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
Isaiah 66:15
For, behold, Jehovah will come with fire, and with His chariots like a tempest, to refresh His anger with fury, and His rebuke with flames of fire.
Daniel 7:13
I saw in the night visions, and behold, One like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him.
Joel 2:13
Yes, tear your heart and not your robes, and turn to Jehovah your God: for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and He pities because of the evil.
Jonah 4:2
And he prayed to Jehovah and said, Please, O Jehovah, was this not my saying when I was still in my land? On account of this I fled before to Tarshish. For I knew that You are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and One who repents over calamity.
Habakkuk 3:5-15
A plague went before Him, and lightning went forth at His feet.
Zechariah 9:14
And Jehovah shall be seen over them, and His arrow shall go forth like the lightning; and the Lord Jehovah shall blow the ram's horn, and shall go out with the windstorms of the south.
Matthew 26:64
Jesus said to him, You said it. I tell you more. From this time you shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of the heavens.
Ephesians 1:19-20
and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us, the ones believing according to the working of His mighty strength
James 1:19
Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
Revelation 1:7
Behold, He comes with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, and those who pierced Him will see Him, and all the kindreds of the earth will wail because of Him. Even so, Amen.