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Nah 1:2 — God [is] jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and [is] furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth		or, The LORD is a jealous God, and a revenger. Exd 20:5; Exd 34:14; Deu 4:24; Jos 24:19; Isa 42:13; Eze 38:18; Eze 39:25; Joe 2:18; Zec 1:14; Zec 8:2
revengeth		Deu 32:35,42; Psa 94:1; Isa 59:17,18; Rom 12:19; Rom 13:4; Hbr 10:30
is furious		Heb. that hath fury. Lev 26:28; Job 20:23; Isa 51:17,20; Isa 59:18; Isa 63:3-6; Isa 66:15; Jer 4:4; Jer 25:15; Jer 36:7; Lam 4:11; Eze 5:13; Eze 6:12; Eze 8:18; Eze 36:6; Mic 5:15; Zec 8:2
reserveth		Deu 32:34,35,41-43; Jer 3:5; Mic 7:18; Rom 2:5,6; 2Pe 2:9

Correlating Passages

God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth

	Exd 20:5	Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;
	Exd 34:14	For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name [is] Jealous, [is] a jealous God:
	Deu 4:24	For the LORD thy God [is] a consuming fire, [even] a jealous God.
	Jos 24:19	And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he [is] an holy God; he [is] a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
	Isa 42:13	The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
	Eze 38:18	And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, [that] my fury shall come up in my face.
	Eze 39:25	Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
	Joe 2:18	Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
	Zec 1:14	So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
	Zec 8:2	Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

revengeth

	Deu 32:35	To me [belongeth] vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in [due] time: for the day of their calamity [is] at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
	Deu 32:42	I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; [and that] with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
	Psa 94:1	O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
	Isa 59:17	For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance [for] clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
	Isa 59:18	According to [their] deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
	Rom 12:19	Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
	Rom 13:4	For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil.
	Hbr 10:30	For we know him that hath said, Vengeance [belongeth] unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

is furious

	Lev 26:28	Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
	Job 20:23	[When] he is about to fill his belly, [God] shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain [it] upon him while he is eating.
	Isa 51:17	Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, [and] wrung [them] out.
	Isa 51:20	Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.
	Isa 59:18	According to [their] deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
	Isa 63:3	I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people [there was] none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
	Isa 63:4	For the day of vengeance [is] in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
	Isa 63:5	And I looked, and [there was] none to help; and I wondered that [there was] none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.
	Isa 63:6	And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.
	Isa 66:15	For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
	Jer 4:4	Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench [it], because of the evil of your doings.
	Jer 25:15	For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.
	Jer 36:7	It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way: for great [is] the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pronounced against this people.
	Lam 4:11	The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.
	Eze 5:13	Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken [it] in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.
	Eze 6:12	He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.
	Eze 8:18	Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, [yet] will I not hear them.
	Eze 36:6	Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:
	Mic 5:15	And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
	Zec 8:2	Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

reserveth

	Deu 32:34	[Is] not this laid up in store with me, [and] sealed up among my treasures?
	Deu 32:35	To me [belongeth] vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in [due] time: for the day of their calamity [is] at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
	Deu 32:41	If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
	Deu 32:42	I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; [and that] with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
	Deu 32:43	Rejoice, O ye nations, [with] his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, [and] to his people.
	Jer 3:5	Will he reserve [his anger] for ever? will he keep [it] to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
	Mic 7:18	Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.
	Rom 2:5	But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
	Rom 2:6	Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
	2Pe 2:9	The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

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Scott, Thomas. "Nahum 1:2," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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