Parallel Verses
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 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.
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
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God is jealous, and the LORD avenges; the LORD avenges and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserves wrath for his enemies.
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And the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
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Cross References
Exodus 34:6-7
And as the LORD passed by before him, he proclaimed, I AM, I AM strong, merciful, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and truth,
Nehemiah 9:17
and refused to hear; neither did they remember thy wonders that thou hadst done among them, but hardened their necks and in their rebellion thought to appoint a leader to return to their bondage; but thou art a God of pardons, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great mercy, for thou didst not leave them.
Psalm 104:3
who dost establish his chambers between the waters, who makes the clouds his chariot, who walks upon the wings of the wind,
Job 9:4
He is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has hardened himself against him and remained in peace?
Psalm 103:8
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Psalm 147:5
Great is our Lord and of great power; his intelligence is infinite.
Isaiah 19:1
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rides upon a swift cloud and shall come into Egypt, and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
Exodus 19:16-18
And it came to pass on the third day when the morning came, that there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud upon the mount and the voice of the shofar exceeding loud, so that all the people that were in the camp trembled.
Numbers 14:18
The LORD is longsuffering and of great mercy, letting go of iniquity and transgression and absolving, but by no means absolving the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons unto the third and fourth generations.
Deuteronomy 5:22-24
These words the LORD spoke unto all your congregation in the mount 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 tables of stone and delivered them unto me.
1 Kings 19:11-13
And he said, Go forth and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
Job 10:14
If I sinned, wilt thou mark me and not cleanse me from my iniquity?
Job 38:1
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,
Psalm 18:7-15
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of the mountains collapsed and were removed because he was wroth.
Psalm 50:3
Our God shall come and shall not keep silence; a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
Psalm 62:11
God has spoken once; twice have I heard this that power belongs unto God.
Psalm 66:3
Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
Psalm 97:2-5
Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the seat of his throne.
Psalm 145:8
Cheth The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and of great mercy.
Isaiah 66:15
For, behold, the LORD will come with fire and with his chariots like a whirlwind to render his anger with fury and his rebuke with flames of fire.
Daniel 7:13
I saw in the vision of the night, and, behold, in the clouds of heaven like a Son of man that came and drew near unto the Elder of great age, and they brought him near before him.
Joel 2:13
and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in mercy, and he does repent of chastisement.
Jonah 4:2
And he prayed unto the LORD and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was this not what I said when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hastened to flee unto Tarshish, for I knew that thou art a gracious God and full of compassion, slow to anger, and of great mercy, and dost repent when thou art come to take punishment.
Habakkuk 3:5-15
Before his face went mortality, and burning coals went forth from his feet.
Zechariah 9:14
And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the shofar and shall go forth as the whirlwinds of the south.
Matthew 26:64
Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said it; nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Ephesians 1:19-20
and what is the exceeding greatness of his power in us who believe, by the operation of the power of his strength,
James 1:19
Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
Revelation 1:7
Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him and those also who pierced him; and all kindreds of the earth shall wail over him. Even so, Amen.