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Yahweh’s Wrath Against Nineveh

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The [fn]oracle^H4853 of Nineveh^H5210. The book^H5612 of the vision^H2377 of Nahum^H5151 the Elkoshite^H512.

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A jealous^H7072 and avenging^H5358 God^H410 is [fn]Yahweh^H3068;

Yahweh^H3068 is avenging^H5358 and [fn]wrathful^H1167^H2534.

Yahweh^H3068 is^H5358 avenging^H5358 against His adversaries^H6862,

And He keeps^H5201 His anger for His enemies^H340.

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Yahweh^H3068 is slow^H750 to anger^H639 and great^H1419 in power^H3581,

And Yahweh^H3068 will by^H5352 no^H3808 means^H5352 leave^H5352 the guilty unpunished^H5352.

In whirlwind^H5492 and storm^H8183 is His way^H1870,

And clouds^H6051 are the dust^H80 beneath His feet^H7272.

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He rebukes^H1605 the sea^H3220 and makes^H3001 it dry^H3001;

He dries^H2717 up^H2717 all^H3605 the rivers^H5104.

Bashan^H1316 and Carmel^H3760 languish^H535;

The blossoms^H6525 of Lebanon^H3844 languish^H535.

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Mountains^H2022 quake^H7493 because^H4480 of Him,

Vav

And the hills^H1389 melt^H4127;

Indeed the earth^H776 is upheaved^H5375 by His presence^H6440,

The world^H8398 and all^H3605 the inhabitants^H3427 in it.

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Zayin

Who^H4310 can stand^H5975 before^H6440 His indignation^H2195?

Who^H4310 can endure^H6965 the burning^H2740 of His anger^H639?

Heth

His wrath^H2534 is poured^H5413 out^H5413 like fire^H784,

And the rocks^H6697 are torn^H5422 down^H5442 by Him.

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Teth

Yahweh^H3068 is good^H2896,

A strong^H4581 defense^H4581 in the day^H3117 of distress^H6869,

Yodh

And He knows^H3045 those who take^H2620 refuge^H2620 in Him.

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But with an overflowing^H5674 flood^H7858

He will make^H6213 a complete^H3617 destruction^H3617 of [fn]its place^H4725

And will pursue^H7291 His enemies^H340 into darkness^H2822.

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Whatever^H4100 you devise^H2803 against^H413 Yahweh^H3068,

He will make^H6213 a complete^H3617 destruction^H3617 of it.

Distress^H6869 will not rise^H6965 up^H6965 twice^H6471.

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Like^H5704 tangled^H5440 thorns^H5518,

And like those who are drunken^H5433 with their drink^H5435,

They are consumed^H398

As stubble^H7179 fully^H4392 dried^H3002 up.

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From you has gone^H3318 forth^H3318

One who devised^H2803 evil^H7451 against^H5921 Yahweh^H3068,

A [fn]vile^H1100 counselor^H3289.

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Thus^H3541 says^H559 Yahweh^H3068,

“Though^H518 they are at full^H8003 strength and likewise^H3651 many^H7227,

Even so^H3651, they will be cut^H1494 off^H1494 and pass^H5674 away^H5674.

Though I have afflicted^H6031 you,

I will afflict^H6031 you no^H3808 longer^H5750.

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“So now^H6258, I will break^H7665 his yoke^H4132 bar^H4132 from upon you,

And I will break^H5423 your bands^H4147 apart^H5423.”

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And Yahweh^H3068 has commanded^H6680 concerning^H5921 [fn]you:

“[fn]There will no^H3808 longer^H5750 be seed^H2232 from your name^H8034.

From the house^H1004 of your gods^H430,

I will cut^H3772 off^H3772 graven^H6459 image^H6459 and molten^H4541 image^H4541.

I will prepare^H7760 your grave^H6913,

For you are^H7043 contemptible^H7043.”

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[fn]Behold^H2009, on the mountains^H2022 the feet^H7272 of him who proclaims^H1319 good^H1319 news^H1319,

Who [fn]announces^H8085 peace^H7965!

Celebrate^H2287 your feasts^H2282, O Judah^H3063;

Pay^H7999 your vows^H5088.

For never^H3808^H5750 again^H3254 will the [fn]vile^H1100 one pass^H5674 through you;

He is cut^H3772 off^H3772 completely^H3605.

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LSB Footnotes

(1:1)

Or burden

(1:2)

The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15

(1:2)

Lit a possessor of wrath

(1:8)

Nineveh’s

(1:11)

Or worthless; Heb Belial

(1:14)

The king of Nineveh

(1:14)

Lit No more of your name will be sown

(1:15)

Ch 2:1 in Heb

(1:15)

Or causes peace to be heard

(1:15)

Or worthless; Heb Belial

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