Nahum 1
New King James Version

God’s Mercy and Judgment

1 The^[a]burden^(A)against Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

God’s Wrath on His Enemies

²Godis^(B)jealous, and theLordavenges;
TheLordavenges andisfurious.
TheLordwill take vengeance on His adversaries,
And He reserveswrathfor His enemies;
³TheLordis^(C)slow to anger and^(D)great in power,
And will not at all acquitthe wicked.

^(E)TheLordhas His way
In the whirlwind and in the storm,
And the cloudsarethe dust of His feet.
⁴^(F)He rebukes the sea and makes it dry,
And dries up all the rivers.
^(G)Bashan and Carmel wither,
And the flower of Lebanon wilts.
⁵The mountains quake before Him,
The hills melt,
And the earth^[b]heaves at His presence,
Yes, the world and all who dwell in it.

⁶Who can stand before His indignation?
And^(H)who can endure the fierceness of His anger?
His fury is poured out like fire,
And the rocks are thrown down by Him.

⁷^(I)TheLordisgood,
A stronghold in the day of trouble;
And^(J)He knows those who trust in Him.
⁸But with an overflowing flood
He will make an utter end of its place,
And darkness will pursue His enemies.

⁹^(K)What do you^[c]conspire against theLord?
^(L)He will make an utter endof it.
Affliction will not rise up a second time.
¹⁰For while tangled^(M)likethorns,
^(N)And while drunkenlikedrunkards,
^(O)They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried.
¹¹From you comes forthone
Who plots evil against theLord,
A^[d]wicked counselor.

¹²Thus says theLord:

“Thoughthey are^[e]safe, and likewise many,
Yet in this manner they will be^(P)cut down
When he passes through.
Though I have afflicted you,
I will afflict you no more;
¹³For now I will break off his yoke from you,
And burst your bonds apart.”

¹⁴TheLordhas given a command concerning you:
^[f]“Your name shall be perpetuated no longer.
Out of the house of your gods
I will cut off the carved image and the molded image.
I will dig your^(Q)grave,
For you are^(R)vile.”^[g]

¹⁵Behold, on the mountains
The^(S)feet of him who brings good tidings,
Who proclaims peace!
O Judah, keep your appointed feasts,
Perform your vows.
For the^[h]wicked one shall no more pass through you;
He is^(T)utterly cut off.