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1 The burden of Ninive. The book of the vision of Nahum, the Elcesite.
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An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh.
2 The Lord is a jealous God, and a revenger: the Lord is a revenger, and hath wrath: the Lord taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he is angry with his enemies.
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A jealous and avenging God is the Lord, the Lord is avenging and wrathful; the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and rages against his enemies.
3 The Lord is patient, and great in power, and will not cleanse and acquit the guilty. The Lord’s ways are in a tempest, and a whirlwind, and clouds are the dust of his feet.
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The Lord is slow to anger but great in power, and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
4 He rebuketh the sea and drieth it up: and bringeth all the rivers to be a desert. Basan languisheth and Carmel: and the flower of Libanus fadeth away.
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He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and he dries up all the rivers; Bashan and Carmel wither, and the bloom of Lebanon fades.
5 The mountains tremble at him, and the hills are made desolate: and the earth hath quaked at his presence, and the world, and all that dwell therein.
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The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt; the earth heaves before him, the world and all who live in it.
6 Who can stand before the face of his indignation? and who shall resist in the fierceness of his anger? his indignation is poured out like fire: and the rocks are melted by him.
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Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and by him the rocks are broken in pieces.
7 The Lord is good, and giveth strength in the day of trouble: and knoweth them that hope in him.
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The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of trouble; he protects those who take refuge in him,
8 But with a flood that passeth by, he will make an utter end of the place thereof: and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
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even in a rushing flood. He will make a full end of his adversaries, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.
9 What do ye devise against the Lord? he will make an utter end: there shall not rise a double affliction.
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Why do you plot against the Lord? He will make an end; no adversary will rise up twice.
10 For as thorns embrace one another: so while they are feasting and drinking together, they shall be consumed as stubble that is fully dry.
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Like thorns they are entangled, like drunkards they are drunk; they are consumed like dry straw.
11 Out of thee shall come forth one that imagineth evil against the Lord, contriving treachery in his mind.
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From you one has gone out who plots evil against the Lord, one who counsels wickedness.
12 Thus saith the Lord: Though they were perfect: and many of them so, yet thus shall they be cut off, and he shall pass: I have afflicted thee, and I will afflict thee no more.
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Thus says the Lord, "Though they are at full strength and many, they will be cut off and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.
13 And now I will break in pieces his rod with which he struck thy back, and I will burst thy bonds asunder.
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And now I will break off his yoke from you and snap the bonds that bind you."
14 And the Lord will give a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name shall be sown: I will destroy the graven and molten thing out of the house of thy God, I will make it thy grave, for thou art disgraced.
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The Lord has commanded concerning you: "Your name shall be perpetuated no longer; from the house of your gods I will cut off the carved image and the cast image. I will make your grave, for you are worthless."
15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, and that preacheth peace: O Juda, keep thy festivals, and pay thy vows: for Belial shall no more pass through thee again, he is utterly cut off.
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Look! On the mountains the feet of one who brings good tidings, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your festivals, O Judah, fulfill your vows, for never again shall the wicked invade you; they are utterly cut off.
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