NAHUM
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God Is Awesome
1 The 1Or burdenAIs 13:1; 19:1; Jer 23:33, 34; Hab 1:1; Zech 9:1; Mal 1:1oracle of B2 Kin 19:36; Jon 1:2; Nah 2:8; Zeph 2:13Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2 A AEx 20:5; Josh 24:19jealous and avenging God is the Loʀᴅ;
The Loʀᴅ is BDeut 32:35, 41avenging and 1Lit a possessor of wrathwrathful.
The Loʀᴅ takes CPs 94:1vengeance on His adversaries,
And He reserves wrath for His enemies.
3 The Loʀᴅ is AEx 34:6, 7; Neh 9:17; Ps 103:8slow to anger and great in power,
And the Loʀᴅ will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
In BEx 19:16; Is 29:6whirlwind and storm is His way,
And CPs 104:3; Is 19:1clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
4 He AJosh 3:15, 16; Ps 106:9; Is 50:2; Matt 8:26rebukes the sea and makes it dry;
He dries up all the rivers.
BIs 33:9Bashan and Carmel wither;
The blossoms of Lebanon wither.
5 Mountains AEx 19:18; 2 Sam 22:8; Ps 18:7quake because of Him
And the hills BMic 1:4dissolve;
Indeed the earth is CIs 24:1, 20upheaved by His presence,
The DPs 98:7world and all the inhabitants in it.
6 AJer 10:10; Mal 3:2Who can stand before His indignation?
Who can endure the BIs 13:13burning of His anger?
His CIs 66:15wrath is poured out like fire
And the D1 Kin 19:11rocks are broken up by Him.
7 The Loʀᴅ is APs 25:8; 37:39, 40; Jer 33:11good,
A stronghold in the day of trouble,
And BPs 1:6; John 10:14; 2 Tim 2:19He knows those who take refuge in Him.
8 But with an AIs 28:2, 17f; Amos 8:8overflowing flood
He will make a complete end of 1I.e. Nineveh’sits site,
And will pursue His enemies into BIs 13:9, 10darkness.
9 Whatever you APs 2:1; Nah 1:11devise against the Loʀᴅ,
He will make a BIs 28:22complete end of it.
Distress will not rise up twice.
10 Like tangled A2 Sam 23:6; Mic 7:4thorns,
And like those who are BIs 56:12; Nah 3:11drunken with their drink,
They are CIs 5:24; 10:17; Mal 4:1consumed
As stubble completely withered.
11 From you has gone forth
One who AIs 10:7-11; Nah 1:9plotted evil against the Loʀᴅ,
A 1Or worthless; Heb BelialBEzek 11:2wicked counselor.
12 Thus says the Loʀᴅ,
“Though they are at full strength and likewise many,
Even so, they will be AIs 10:16-19, 33, 34cut off and pass away.
Though I have afflicted you,
I will afflict you BLam 3:31, 32no longer.
13 “So now, I will AIs 9:4; 10:27; Jer 2:20break his yoke bar from upon you,
And I will tear off your shackles.”
14 The Loʀᴅ has issued a command concerning 1I.e. the king of Ninevehyou:
“2Lit No more of your name will be sownYour name will AJob 18:17; Ps 109:13; Is 14:22no longer be perpetuated.
From the house of your gods.
I will prepare your CEzek 32:22, 23grave,
For you are contemptible.”
15 1Ch 2:1 in HebBehold, AIs 40:9; 52:7; Rom 10:15on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news,
Who announces peace!
BLev 23:2, 4Celebrate your feasts, O Judah;
Pay your vows.
For CIs 52:1; Joel 3:17never again will the 2Or worthless one; Heb Belialwicked one pass through you;
He is DIs 29:7, 8cut off completely.
11:1 Or burden
A1:1 Is 13:1; 19:1; Jer 23:33, 34; Hab 1:1; Zech 9:1; Mal 1:1
B1:1 2 Kin 19:36; Jon 1:2; Nah 2:8; Zeph 2:13
B1:2 Deut 32:35, 41
11:2 Lit a possessor of wrath
A1:3 Ex 34:6, 7; Neh 9:17; Ps 103:8
A1:4 Josh 3:15, 16; Ps 106:9; Is 50:2; Matt 8:26
A1:5 Ex 19:18; 2 Sam 22:8; Ps 18:7
A1:7 Ps 25:8; 37:39, 40; Jer 33:11
B1:7 Ps 1:6; John 10:14; 2 Tim 2:19
11:8 I.e. Nineveh’s
11:11 Or worthless; Heb Belial
A1:12 Is 10:16-19, 33, 34
11:14 I.e. the king of Nineveh
21:14 Lit No more of your name will be sown
A1:14 Job 18:17; Ps 109:13; Is 14:22
31:14 Or a graven image
B1:14 Is 46:1, 2; Mic 5:13, 14
41:14 Lit cast metal image
C1:14 Ezek 32:22, 23
11:15 Ch 2:1 in Heb
A1:15 Is 40:9; 52:7; Rom 10:15
21:15 Or worthless one; Heb Belial