1 T he burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

¶ The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

2 G od is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

¶ 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.

3 T he 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.

The LORD is slow to anger and great in power and will not at all treat the guilty as though they were innocent; the LORD whose way is in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

4 H e rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

He reprehends the sea and makes it dry and dries up all the rivers; Bashan was destroyed, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon was destroyed.

5 T he mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.

The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, and the world and all that dwell therein.

6 W ho can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.

Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.

7 T he Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those that trust in him.

8 B ut with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of his place, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

9 W hat do ye imagine against the Lord ? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

¶ What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end; he will not hold back the tribulation the second time.

10 F or while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.

For while they are entwined together as thorns, and while the drunkards shall be drinking, they shall be devoured as stubble full of dryness.

11 T here is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the Lord, a wicked counsellor.

He has come out of thee that has imagined evil against the LORD, a counsellor of Belial.

12 T hus saith the Lord; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.

Thus hath the LORD said: For much rest that they have, and though they are many, yet thus shall they be cut down, and he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.

13 F or now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

For now I will break his yoke from off thee and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

14 A nd the Lord hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.

And the LORD shall give a commandment concerning thee that no one else of thy name ever be sown; out of the house of thy god I will cut off the graven image and the molten image; I will make it thy grave because thou wert vile.

15 B ehold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that brings good tidings, of him that publishes peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows; for Belial shall no longer pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.