Nahum 1

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Nahum 1

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1} The oracle concerning Nineveh.^(A) The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

God’s Vengeance

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The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance
and is fierce in^(a) wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance against His foes;
He is furious with His enemies.^(B)

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The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;
the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished.^(C)
His path is in the whirlwind and storm,
and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.

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He rebukes the sea so that it dries up,
and He makes all the rivers run dry.^(D)
Bashan and Carmel wither;^(E)
even the flower of Lebanon withers.

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The mountains quake before Him,
and the hills melt;
the earth trembles^(b)^(c) at His presence—
the world and all who live in it.^(F)

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Who can withstand His indignation?
Who can endure His burning anger?^(G)
His wrath is poured out like fire,
even rocks are shattered before Him.

Destruction of Nineveh

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The Lord is good,
a stronghold in a day of distress;
He cares for those who take refuge^(H) in Him.

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But He will completely destroy Nineveh^(d)
with an overwhelming flood,^(I)
and He will chase His enemies into darkness.

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Whatever you^(e) plot against the Lord,
He will bring it to complete destruction;^(J)
oppression will not rise up a second time.

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For they will be consumed
like entangled thorns,^(K)
like the drink of a drunkard
and like straw that is fully dry.^(f)

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One has gone out from you,^(g)
who plots evil against Yahweh,
and is a wicked counselor.

Promise of Judah’s Deliverance

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12} This is what the Lord says:

Though they are strong^(h) and numerous,
they will still be mowed down,
and he⁽ⁱ⁾ will pass away.
Though I have afflicted you,^(j)^(L)
I will afflict you no longer.^(M)

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For I will now break off his yoke from you
and tear off your shackles.

The Assyrian King’s Demise

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14} The Lord has issued an order concerning you:

There will be no offspring
to carry on your name.^(k)^(N)
I will eliminate the carved idol and cast image
from the house of your gods;^(O)
I will prepare your grave,
for you are contemptible.

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^(l)Look to the mountains—
the feet of one bringing good news^(P)
and proclaiming peace!
Celebrate your festivals, Judah;
fulfill your vows.
For the wicked one will never again
march through you;
he will be entirely wiped out.

Footnotes:

a. Nahum 1:2: Lit is a master of

b. Nahum 1:5: Some emend to earth is laid waste

c. Nahum 1:5: Lit lifts

d. Nahum 1:8: Lit her place

e. Nahum 1:9: Nineveh

f. Nahum 1:10: Hb obscure

g. Nahum 1:11: Possibly Nineveh

h. Nahum 1:12: Lit intact

i. Nahum 1:12: Either the king of Assyria or his army

j. Nahum 1:12: Judah

k. Nahum 1:14: Lit It will not be sown from your name any longer

l. Nahum 1:15: Nah 2:1 in Hb

Cross references:

A. Nahum 1:1: Jonah 3:3-4; Jonah 4:11; Nahum 2:8

B. Nahum 1:2: Deuteronomy 6:15; Psalm 94:1; Isaiah 63:1-6; Jeremiah 46:10; Jeremiah 50:28-29

C. Nahum 1:3: Exodus 34:6-7; Numbers 14:18

D. Nahum 1:4: Psalm 106:9; Isaiah 50:2

E. Nahum 1:4: Isaiah 33:9

F. Nahum 1:5: Psalm 18:7; Jeremiah 4:24; Amos 8:8

G. Nahum 1:6: Psalm 7:11; Psalm 69:24; Psalm 78:49

H. Nahum 1:7: Psalm 17:7; Psalm 34:8

I. Nahum 1:8: Nahum 2:6

J. Nahum 1:9: Psalm 2:1-4

K. Nahum 1:10: Malachi 4:1

L. Nahum 1:12: Isaiah 10:5-34

M. Nahum 1:12: Psalm 30:5; Psalm 103:9; Isaiah 54:8

N. Nahum 1:14: Leviticus 20:3; Psalm 89:4; Isaiah 48:19; Isaiah 66:22

O. Nahum 1:14: Deuteronomy 27:15; Judges 18:14

P. Nahum 1:15: Isaiah 52:7; Isaiah 61:1; Romans 10:15