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# Chapter 1
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1 The burden against Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
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2 God is jealous, and the Lord avenges;
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The Lord avenges and is furious.
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The Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries,
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And He reserves wrath for His enemies;
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3 The Lord is slow to anger and great in power,
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And will not at all acquit the wicked.
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The Lord has His way
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In the whirlwind and in the storm,
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And the clouds are the dust of His feet.
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4 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry,
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And dries up all the rivers.
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Bashan and Carmel wither,
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And the flower of Lebanon wilts.
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5 The mountains quake before Him,
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The hills melt,
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And the earth heaves at His presence,
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Yes, the world and all who dwell in it.
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6 Who can stand before His indignation?
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And who can endure the fierceness of His anger?
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His fury is poured out like fire,
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And the rocks are thrown down by Him.
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7 The Lord is good,
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A stronghold in the day of trouble;
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And He knows those who trust in Him.
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8 But with an overflowing flood
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He will make an utter end of its place,
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And darkness will pursue His enemies.
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9 What do you conspire against the Lord?
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He will make an utter end of it.
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Affliction will not rise up a second time.
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10 For while tangled like thorns,
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And while drunken like drunkards,
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They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried.
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11 From you comes forth one
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Who plots evil against the Lord,
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A wicked counselor.
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12 Thus says the Lord:
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“Though they are safe, and likewise many,
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Yet in this manner they will be cut down
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When he passes through.
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Though I have afflicted you,
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I will afflict you no more;
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13 For now I will break off his yoke from you,
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And burst your bonds apart.”
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14 The Lord has given a command concerning you:
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“Your name shall be perpetuated no longer.
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Out of the house of your gods
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I will cut off the carved image and the molded image.
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I will dig your grave,
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For you are vile.”
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15 Behold, on the mountains
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The feet of him who brings good tidings,
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Who proclaims peace!
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O Judah, keep your appointed feasts,
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Perform your vows.
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For the wicked one shall no more pass through you;
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He is utterly cut off. |