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The ¹^aoracle of ^bNineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

2 A ^ajealous and avenging God is ¹Yahweh;Yahweh is ^bavenging and ²wrathful.Yahweh is ^cavenging against His adversaries,And He keeps His anger for His enemies.3 Yahweh is ^aslow to anger and great in power,And Yahweh will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.ב — BethIn ^bwhirlwind and storm is His way,And ^cclouds are the dust beneath His feet.

4 He ^arebukes the sea and makes it dry;He dries up all the rivers.^bBashan and Carmel languish;The blossoms of Lebanon languish.

5 Mountains ^aquake because of Him,ו — VavAnd the hills ^bmelt;Indeed the earth is ^cupheaved by His presence,The ^dworld and all the inhabitants in it.

6 ^aWho can stand before His indignation?Who can endure the ^bburning of His anger?ח — HethHis ^cwrath is poured out like fire,And the ^drocks are torn down by Him.

7 Yahweh is ^agood,A strong defense in the day of distress,י — YodhAnd ^bHe knows those who take refuge in Him.8 But with an ^aoverflowing floodכ — KaphHe will make a complete destruction of ¹its placeAnd will pursue His enemies into ^bdarkness.

9 Whatever you ^adevise against Yahweh,He will make a ^bcomplete destruction of it.Distress will not rise up twice.10 Like tangled ^athorns,And like those who are ^bdrunken with their drink,They are ^cconsumedAs stubble fully dried up.11 From you has gone forthOne who ^adevised evil against Yahweh,A ¹^bvile counselor.

12 Thus says Yahweh,“Though they are at full strength and likewise many,Even so, they will be ^acut off and pass away.Though I have afflicted you,I will afflict you ^bno longer.

13 “So now, I will ^abreak his yoke bar from upon you,And I will break your bands apart.”

14 And Yahweh has commanded concerning ¹you:“²There will ^ano longer be seed from your name.From the house of your gods,I will cut off ^bgraven image and molten image.I will prepare your ^cgrave,For you are contemptible.”

15 ¹Behold, ^aon the mountains the feet of him who proclaims good news,Who ²announces peace!^bCelebrate your feasts, O Judah;Pay your vows.For ^cnever again will the ³vile one pass through you;He is ^dcut off completely.