1 The oracleconcerning Nineveh.The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
God’s Vengeance
2 TheLordis a jealous and avenging God;
theLordtakes vengeance
and is fierce inwrath.
TheLordtakes vengeance against His foes;
He is furious with His enemies.
3 TheLordis slow to anger but great in power;
theLordwill never leave the guilty unpunished.
His path is in the whirlwind and storm,
and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
4 He rebukes the sea so that it dries up,
and He makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither;
even the flower of Lebanon withers.
5 The mountains quake before Him,
and the hills melt;
the earth tremblesat His presence —
the world and all who live in it.
6 Who can withstand His indignation?
Who can endure His burning anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire,
even rocks are shattered before Him.
Destruction of Nineveh
7 TheLordis good,
a stronghold in a day of distress;
He cares for those who take refugein Him.
8 But He will completely destroy Nineveh
with an overwhelming flood,
and He will chase His enemies into darkness.
9 Whatever youplot against theLord,
He will bring it to complete destruction;
oppression will not rise up a second time.
10 For they will be consumed
like entangled thorns,
like the drink of a drunkard
and like straw that is fully dry.
11 One has gone out from you,
who plots evil against Yahweh,
and is a wicked counselor.
Promise of Judah’s Deliverance
12 This is what theLordsays:
Though they are strongand numerous,
they will still be mowed down,
and hewill pass away.
Though I have afflicted you,
I will afflict you no longer.
13 For I will now break off his yoke from you
and tear off your shackles.
The Assyrian King’s Demise
14 TheLordhas issued an order concerning you:
There will be no offspring
to carry on your name.
I will eliminate the carved idol and cast image
from the house of your gods;
I will prepare your grave,
for you are contemptible.
15 Look to the mountains —
the feet of one bringing good news
and proclaiming peace!
Celebrate your festivals, Judah;
fulfill your vows.
For the wicked one will never again
march through you;
he will be entirely wiped out.
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