New International Reader's Version NIRV
New International Version NIV
2 The LORD is a jealous God who punishes people. He pays them back for the evil things they do. His anger burns against them. The LORD punishes his enemies. He holds his anger back until the right time to use it.
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The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on his foes and vents his wrath against his enemies.
3 The LORD is slow to get angry. He is very powerful. The LORD will not let guilty people go without punishing them. When he marches out, he stirs up winds and storms. Clouds are the dust kicked up by his feet.
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The LORD is slow to anger but great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet.
4 He controls the seas. He dries them up. He makes all of the rivers run dry. Bashan and Mount Carmel dry up. The flowers in Lebanon fade.
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He rebukes the sea and dries it up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
5 He causes the mountains to shake. The hills melt away. The earth trembles because he is there. So do the world and all those who live in it.
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The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.
6 Who can stand firm when his anger burns? Who can live when he is angry? His anger blazes out like fire. He smashes the rocks to pieces.
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Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his fierce anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; the rocks are shattered before him.
7 The LORD is good. When people are in trouble, they can go to him for safety. He takes good care of those who trust in him.
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The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,
8 But he will destroy Nineveh with a powerful flood. He will chase his enemies into the darkness of punishment.
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but with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of Nineveh; he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness.
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