Nahum 1:9-15

9 Why are you scheming against the LORD ? He will destroy you with one blow; he won’t need to strike twice!
10 His enemies, tangled like thornbushes and staggering like drunks, will be burned up like dry stubble in a field.
11 Who is this wicked counselor of yours who plots evil against the LORD ?
12 This is what the LORD says: “Though the Assyrians have many allies, they will be destroyed and disappear. O my people, I have punished you before, but I will not punish you again.
13 Now I will break the yoke of bondage from your neck and tear off the chains of Assyrian oppression.”
14 And this is what the LORD says concerning the Assyrians in Nineveh: “You will have no more children to carry on your name. I will destroy all the idols in the temples of your gods. I am preparing a grave for you because you are despicable!”
15 Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news! He is bringing a message of peace. Celebrate your festivals, O people of Judah, and fulfill all your vows, for your wicked enemies will never invade your land again. They will be completely destroyed!

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Verse 1:15 is numbered 2:1 in Hebrew text.
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