Nahum 1 ~ Nahum 1

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1 T his is the word about Nineveh, the book of the special dream of Nahum the Elkoshite. God’s Anger against Nineveh

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

2 T he Lord is a jealous God and One Who punishes. The Lord punishes and is angry. The Lord punishes those who fight against Him. He is angry with those who hate Him.

God 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.

3 T he Lord is slow to anger and great in power. The Lord will be sure to punish the guilty. The way He punishes is in the strong-wind and storm. The clouds are the dust under His feet.

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.

4 H e speaks sharp words to the sea and makes it dry. He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel dry up. The flowers of Lebanon dry up.

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

5 M ountains shake because of Him, and the hills melt. The earth is laid waste before Him, the world and everyone in it.

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

6 W ho can stand before His anger? Who can live through the burning of His anger? His anger is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken up 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 safe place in times of trouble. And He knows those who come to Him to be safe.

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

8 B ut He will put an end to Nineveh by making a flood flow over it. And He will drive those who hate Him into darkness.

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

9 W hatever plan you make against the Lord, He will destroy it. Trouble will not come a second time.

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

10 T hey are like thorns that tie themselves together, like those who are drunk with strong drink. They are destroyed like dry grass.

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

11 F rom you one has come who makes sinful plans against the Lord, one who talks about sinful things to do.

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

12 T he Lord says, “Even if they are strong and many, they will be destroyed and pass away. I have brought trouble to you, O Judah, but I will not bring you trouble any more.

Thus 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.

13 N ow I will break his load off your shoulders and tear off your chains.”

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

14 T he Lord has said this about you: “You will have no one to carry on your name. I will destroy the false gods and objects of worship from the house of your gods. I will make your grave ready, for you are very sinful.”

And 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.

15 S ee, on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news and speaks of peace! Keep your special suppers, O Judah. Keep your promises. For the sinful one will never come against you again. He is destroyed.

Behold 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.