1 The burden H4853 of Nineveh נִֽינְוֵ֑ה nin.Veh H5210 . The book H5612 of the vision חֲז֛וֹן cha.Zon H2377 of Nahum the Elkoshite . 2 Jehovah is a jealous קַנּ֤וֹא ka.No' H7072 God אֵ֣ל 'el H410 and avengeth; Jehovah avengeth and is full of wrath H2534 ; Jehovah taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath H2534 for his enemies לְאֹיְבָֽיו׃ le.'o.ye.Vav H341 . 3 Jehovah is slow to anger אַפַּ֙יִם֙ 'a.Pa.yim H639 , and great וּגְדָל u.ge.dol- H1419 in power כֹּ֔חַ Ko.ach H3581 , and will by no means clear the guilty: Jehovah hath his way דַּרְכּ֔וֹ dar.Ko H1870 in the whirlwind and in the storm וּבִשְׂעָרָה֙ u.vis.'a.Rah H8183 , and the clouds וְעָנָ֖ן ve.'a.Nan H6051 are the dust אֲבַ֥ק 'a.Vak H80 of his feet H7272 . 4 He rebuketh the sea בַּיָּם֙ bai.Yam H3220 , and maketh it dry וַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּ vai.ya.be.She.hu H3001 , and drieth up all the rivers הַנְּהָר֖וֹת ha.ne.ha.Rot H5104 : Bashan בָּשָׁן֙ ba.Shan H1316 languisheth, and Carmel וְכַרְמֶ֔ל ve.khar.Mel H3760 ; and the flower of Lebanon לְבָנ֖וֹן le.va.Non H3844 languisheth. 5 The mountains הָרִים֙ ha.Rim H2022 quake רָעֲשׁ֣וּ ra.'a.Shu H7493 at him , and the hills וְהַגְּבָע֖וֹת ve.ha.ge.va.'ot H1389 melt הִתְמֹגָ֑גוּ hit.mo.Ga.gu H4127 ; and the earth הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ ha.'A.retz H776 is upheaved at his presence H6440 , yea, the world וְתֵבֵ֖ל ve.te.Vel H8398 , and all that dwell יֹ֥שְׁבֵי Yo.she.vei H3427 therein. 6 Who can stand יַֽעֲמ֔וֹד ya.'a.Mod H5975 before his indignation זַעְמוֹ֙ za'.Mo H2195 ? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger אַפּ֑וֹ 'a.Po H639 ? his wrath H2534 is poured נִתְּכָ֣ה ni.te.Khah H5413 out like fire כָאֵ֔שׁ kha.'Esh H784 , and the rocks וְהַצֻּרִ֖ים ve.ha.tzu.Rim H6697 are broken H5422 asunder by him . 7 Jehovah is good ט֣וֹב Tov H2896 , a stronghold H4581 in the day בְּי֣וֹם be.Yom H3117 of trouble צָרָ֑ה tza.Rah H6869 ; and he knoweth them that take חֹ֥סֵי Cho.sei H2620 refuge H2620 in him . 8 But with an over-running flood וּבְשֶׁ֣טֶף u.ve.She.tef H7858 he will make יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה ya.'a.Seh H6213 a full end of her place מְקוֹמָ֑הּ me.ko.Mah H4725 , and will pursue יְרַדֶּף־ ye.ra.def- H7291 his enemies וְאֹיְבָ֖יו ve.'o.ye.Vav H341 into darkness חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ Cho.shekh H2822 . 9 What do ye devise against Jehovah ? he will make H6213 a full end ; affliction shall not rise H6965 up the second time H6471 . 10 For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink וּכְסָבְאָ֖ם u.khe.sa.ve.'Am H5435 , they are consumed H398 utterly as dry יָבֵ֖שׁ ya.Vesh H3002 stubble כְּקַ֥שׁ ke.Kash H7179 . 12 Thus כֹּ֣ה׀ koh H3541 saith Jehovah : Though they be in full H8003 strength, and likewise many H7227 , even so H3651 shall they be cut נָגֹ֖זּוּ na.Go.zu H1494 down, and he shall pass וְעָבָ֑ר ve.'a.Var H5674 away . Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict H6031 thee no more . 13 And now וְעַתָּ֕ה ve.'a.Tah H6258 will I break אֶשְׁבֹּ֥ר 'esh.Bor H7665 his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder. 14 And Jehovah hath given commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name מִשִּׁמְךָ֖ mi.shim.Kha H8034 be sown יִזָּרַ֥ע yi.za.Ra' H2232 : out of the house מִבֵּ֨ית mi.Beit H1004 of thy gods אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ 'e.lo.Hei.kha H430 will I cut אַכְרִ֨ית 'akh.Rit H3772 off the graven image H6459 and the molten image H6459 ; I will make אָשִׂ֥ים 'a.Sim H7760 thy grave קִבְרֶ֖ךָ kiv.Re.cha H6913 ; for thou art vile. 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. ← Micah 7 Nahum 2 → American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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