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 1:1 ¶ The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

 1:1 ¶ The burdenº of Nineveh.º The bookº of the visionº of Nahumº the Elkoshite.º

 1:2 Jehovah is a jealous God and avengeth; Jehovah avengeth and is full of wrath; Jehovah taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies.

 1:2 Godº [is] jealous,º and the LORDº revengeth;ºº the LORDº revengeth,ºº and [is] furious;ºº the LORDº will take vengeanceºº on his adversaries,º and heº reservethºº [wrath] for his enemies.ºº

 1:3 Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means clear [the guilty]: Jehovah hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

 1:3 The LORDº [is] slowº to anger,º and greatº in power,º and will not at allºº acquitººº [the wicked]: the LORDº hath his wayº in the whirlwindº and in the storm,º and the cloudsº [are] the dustº of his feet.º

 1:4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

 1:4 He rebukethºº the sea,º and maketh it dry,ººº and drieth upººº allº the rivers:º Bashanº languisheth,ºº and Carmel,º and the flowerº of Lebanonº languisheth.ºº

 1:5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt; and the earth is upheaved at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.

 1:5 The mountainsº quakeºº atº him, and the hillsº melt,ºº and the earthº is burnedºº at his presence,ºº yea, the world,º and allº that dwellºº therein.

 1:6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by him.

 1:6 Whoº can standºº beforeº his indignation?º and whoº can abideºº in the fiercenessº of his anger?º his furyº is poured outºº like fire,º and the rocksº are thrown downºº byº him.

 1:7 Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.

 1:7 The LORDº [is] good,º a strong holdº in the dayº of trouble;º and he knowethºº them that trustºº in him.

 1:8 But with an over-running flood he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

 1:8 But with an overrunningºº floodº he will makeºº an utter endº of the placeº thereof, and darknessº shall pursueºº his enemies.ºº

 1:9 What do ye devise against Jehovah? he will make a full end; affliction shall not rise up the second time.

 1:9 Whatº do ye imagineºº againstº the LORD?º heº will makeºº an utter end:º afflictionº shall notº rise upºº the second time.º

 1:10 For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly as dry stubble.

 1:10 Forº whileº [they be] folden togetherºº [as] thorns,º and while they are drunkenººº [as] drunkards,ºº they shall be devouredºº as stubbleº fullyºº dry.º

 1:11 There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against Jehovah, that counselleth wickedness.

 1:11 There is [one] come outºº ofº thee, that imaginethºº evilº againstº the LORD,º a wickedº counsellor.ºº

 1:12 Thus saith Jehovah: Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, even so shall they be cut down, and he shall pass away. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.

 1:12 Thusº saithºº the LORD;º Thoughº [they be] quiet,º and likewiseº many,º yet thusº shall they be cut down,ºº when he shall pass through.ºº Though I have afflictedºº thee, I will afflictºº thee noº more.º

 1:13 And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

 1:13 For nowº will I breakºº his yokeº from offºº thee, and will burstºº thy bondsº in sunder.ººº

 1:14 And Jehovah hath given commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image; I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.

 1:14 And the LORDº hath given a commandmentºº concerningº thee, [that] noº moreº of thy nameºº be sown:ºº out of the houseºº of thy godsº will I cut offºº the graven imageº and the molten image:º I will makeºº thy grave;º forº thou art vile.ºº

 1:15 Behold, upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! Keep thy feasts, O Judah, perform thy vows; for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

 1:15 Beholdº uponº the mountainsº the feetº of him that bringeth good tidings,ºº that publishethºº peace!º O Judah,º keepºº thy solemn feasts,º performºº thy vows:º forº the wickedº shall noº moreººº pass throughºº thee; he is utterlyº cut off.ºº