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The Prophet Nahum

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- Chapter 1 -

(Jonah 1:1–3)
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Burden of Nineveh. The Scroll of the Vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
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A God zealous and avenging [is] YHWH, || An avenger [is] YHWH, and possessing fury. An avenger [is] YHWH on His adversaries, || And He is watching for His enemies.
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YHWH [is] slow to anger, and great in power, || And YHWH does not entirely acquit, || In a windstorm and in a storm [is] His way, || And a cloud [is] the dust of His feet.
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He is pushing against a sea, and dries it up, || Indeed, He has made all the floods dry, || Bashan and Carmel [are] languishing, || Indeed, the flower of Lebanon [is] languishing.
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Mountains have shaken because of Him, || And the hills have been melted; And the earth [is] lifted up at His presence, || And the world and all dwelling in it.
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Who stands before His indignation? And who rises up in the heat of His anger? His fury has been poured out like fire, || And the rocks have been broken by Him.
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Good [is] YHWH for a strong place in a day of distress. And He knows those trusting in Him.
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And with a flood passing over, || An end He makes of its place, || And darkness pursues His enemies.
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What do we devise against YHWH? He is making an end, distress does not arise twice.
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For while princes [are] perplexed, || And with their drink are drunken, || They have been consumed as stubble fully dried.
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From you has come forth a deviser of evil || Against YHWH—a worthless counselor.
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Thus said YHWH: “Though complete, and thus many, || Yet thus they have been cut off, || And he has passed away. Though I afflicted you, I afflict you no longer.
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And now I break his rod from off you, || And your bands I draw away.”
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And YHWH has commanded concerning you, || “No more of your name spreads abroad, || I cut off carved and molten image from the house of your gods, || I appoint your grave, for you have been vile.”
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Behold, on the mountains the feet of one proclaiming tidings, sounding peace! Celebrate, O Judah, your festivals, complete your vows, || For the worthless no longer pass over into you, || He has been completely cut off!
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(Jonah 1:1–3)
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A revelation about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
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The LORD (a) is a jealous God (b) and avenges. The LORD avenges and is full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he maintains wrath against his enemies.
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The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. The LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
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He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel languish. The flower of Lebanon languishes.
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The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, yes, the world, and all who dwell in it.
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Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the fierceness of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken apart by him.
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The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.
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But with an overflowing flood, he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.
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What do you plot against the LORD? He will make a full end. Affliction won’t rise up the second time.
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For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly like dry stubble.
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One has gone out of you who devises evil against the LORD, who counsels wickedness.
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The LORD says: “Though they are in full strength and likewise many, even so they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.
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Now I will break his yoke from off you, and will burst your bonds apart.”
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The LORD has commanded concerning you: “No more descendants will bear your name. Out of the house of your gods, I will cut off the engraved image and the molten image. I will make your grave, for you are vile.”
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Behold,(c) on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, Judah! Perform your vows, for the wicked one will no more pass through you. He is utterly cut off.

Footnotes

(a)1:2 When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name.
(b)1:2 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
(c)1:15 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
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