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A prophecy concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
The LORD’s Anger Against Nineveh
2 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,
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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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Whatever they plot against the LORDhe will bring[a] to an end; trouble will not come a second time.