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

Burden of Nineveh. The Book of the Vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

2 J ehovah is a jealous God and avengeth; Jehovah avengeth and is full of wrath; Jehovah taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

A God zealous and avenging Jehovah, An avenger Jehovah, and possessing fury. An avenger Jehovah on His adversaries, And He is watching for His enemies.

3 J ehovah 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.

Jehovah slow to anger, and great in power, And Jehovah doth not entirely acquit, In a hurricane and in a tempest His way, And a cloud 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 is pushing against a sea, and drieth it up, Yea, all the floods He hath made dry, Languishing Bashan and Carmel, Yea, the flower of Lebanon languishing.

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

Mountains have shaken because of Him, And the hills have been melted; And lifted up the earth at His presence, And the world and all dwelling in it.

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

Before His indignation who doth stand? And who riseth up in the heat of His anger? His fury hath been poured out like fire, And the rocks have been broken by Him.

7 J ehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.

Good Jehovah for a strong place in a day of distress. And He knoweth those trusting in Him.

8 B ut with an over-running flood he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

And with a flood passing over, An end He maketh of its place, And His enemies doth darkness pursue.

9 W hat do ye devise against Jehovah? he will make a full end; affliction shall not rise up the second time.

What do we devise against Jehovah? An end He is making, arise not twice doth distress.

10 F or entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly as dry stubble.

For while princes perplexed, And with their drink are drunken, They have been consumed as stubble fully dried.

11 T here is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against Jehovah, that counselleth wickedness.

From thee hath come forth a deviser of evil Against Jehovah -- a worthless counsellor.

12 T hus saith Jehovah: Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, even so shall they be cut down, and he shall pass away. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.

Thus said Jehovah: Though complete, and thus many, Yet thus they have been cut off, And he hath passed away. And I afflicted thee, I afflict thee no more.

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

And now I break his rod from off thee, And thy bands I do draw away.

14 A nd Jehovah hath given 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 commanded concerning thee hath Jehovah, `No more of thy name doth spread abroad, From the house of thy gods I cut off graven and molten image, I appoint thy grave, for thou hast been vile.

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

Lo, on the mountains the feet of one proclaiming tidings, sounding peace! Celebrate, O Judah, thy festivals, complete thy vows, For add no more to pass over into thee doth the worthless, He hath been completely cut off!