^{1 Ref} Burden of Nineveh. The Book of the Vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

^{2 Ref} A God zealous and avenging `is' Jehovah, An avenger `is' Jehovah, and possessing fury. An avenger `is' Jehovah on His adversaries, And He is watching for His enemies.

^{3 Ref} Jehovah `is' slow to anger, and great in power, And Jehovah doth not entirely acquit, In a hurricane and in a tempest `is' His way, And a cloud `is' the dust of His feet.

^{4 Ref} He is pushing against a sea, and drieth it up, Yea, all the floods He hath made dry, Languishing `are' Bashan and Carmel, Yea, the flower of Lebanon `is' languishing.

^{5 Ref} Mountains have shaken because of Him, And the hills have been melted; And lifted up `is' the earth at His presence, And the world and all dwelling in it.

^{6 Ref} Before His indignation who doth stand? And who riseth up in the heat of His anger? His fury hath been poured out like fire, And the rocks have been broken by Him.

^{7 Ref} Good `is' Jehovah for a strong place in a day of distress. And He knoweth those trusting in Him.

^{8 Ref} And with a flood passing over, An end He maketh of its place, And His enemies doth darkness pursue.

^{9 Ref} What do we devise against Jehovah? An end He is making, arise not twice doth distress.

^{10 Ref} For while princes `are' perplexed, And with their drink are drunken, They have been consumed as stubble fully dried.

^{11 Ref} From thee hath come forth a deviser of evil Against Jehovah -- a worthless counsellor.

^{12 Ref} Thus said Jehovah: Though complete, and thus many, Yet thus they have been cut off, And he hath passed away. And I afflicted thee, I afflict thee no more.

^{13 Ref} And now I break his rod from off thee, And thy bands I do draw away.

^{14 Ref} And commanded concerning thee hath Jehovah, `No more of thy name doth spread abroad, From the house of thy gods I cut off graven and molten image, I appoint thy grave, for thou hast been vile.

^{15 Ref} Lo, on the mountains the feet of one proclaiming tidings, sounding peace! Celebrate, O Judah, thy festivals, complete thy vows, For add no more to pass over into thee doth the worthless, He hath been completely cut off!

^{1 Ref} The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

^{2 Ref} 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.

^{3 Ref} 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.

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

^{5 Ref} 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.

^{6 Ref} 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.

^{7 Ref} Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.

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

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

^{10 Ref} For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly as dry stubble.

^{11 Ref} There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against Jehovah, that counselleth wickedness.

^{12 Ref} 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.

^{13 Ref} And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

^{14 Ref} 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.

^{15 Ref} 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 Ref} The word about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

^{2 Ref} The Lord is a God who takes care of his honour and gives punishment for wrong; the Lord gives punishment and is angry; the Lord sends punishment on those who are against him, being angry with his haters.

^{3 Ref} The Lord is slow to get angry and great in power, and will not let the sinner go without punishment: the way of the Lord is in the wind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

^{4 Ref} He says sharp words to the sea and makes it dry, drying up all the rivers: Bashan is feeble, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon is without strength.

^{5 Ref} The mountains are shaking because of him, and the hills flowing away; the earth is falling to bits before him, the world and all who are in it.

^{6 Ref} Who may keep his place before his wrath? and who may undergo the heat of his passion? his wrath is let loose like fire and the rocks are broken open by him.

^{7 Ref} The Lord is good, a strong place in the day of trouble; and he has knowledge of those who take him for their safe cover.

^{8 Ref} But like water overflowing he will take them away; he will put an end to those who come up against him, driving his haters into the dark.

^{9 Ref} What are you designing against the Lord? he will put an end to it: his haters will not come up again a second time.

^{10 Ref} For though they are like twisted thorns, and are overcome as with drink, they will come to destruction like stems of grass fully dry.

^{11 Ref} One has gone out from you who is designing evil against the Lord, whose purposes are of no value.

^{12 Ref} This is what the Lord has said: The days of my cause against you are ended; they are cut off and past. Though I have sent trouble on you, you will no longer be troubled.

^{13 Ref} And now I will let his yoke be broken off you, and your chains be parted.

^{14 Ref} The Lord has given an order about you, that no more of your name are to be planted: from the house of your gods I will have the pictured and metal images cut off; I will make your last resting-place a place of shame; for you are completely evil.