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