Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD is slow to anger but great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet. New Living Translation The LORD is slow to get angry, but his power is great, and he never lets the guilty go unpunished. He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm. The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet. English Standard Version The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, and the LORD will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. Berean Standard Bible The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. King James Bible The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. New King James Version The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, And will not at all acquit the wicked. The LORD has His way In the whirlwind and in the storm, And the clouds are the dust of His feet. New American Standard Bible The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, And the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In the gale and the storm is His way, And clouds are the dust beneath His feet. NASB 1995 The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, And the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In whirlwind and storm is His way, And clouds are the dust beneath His feet. NASB 1977 The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, And the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In whirlwind and storm is His way, And clouds are the dust beneath His feet. Legacy Standard Bible Yahweh is slow to anger and great in power, And Yahweh will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In whirlwind and storm is His way, And clouds are the dust beneath His feet. Amplified Bible The LORD is slow to anger and great in power And He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. The LORD has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, And the clouds are the dust beneath His feet. Christian Standard Bible The LORD is slow to anger but great in power; the LORD will never leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath his feet. Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD is slow to anger but great in power; the LORD will never leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version The LORD is powerful, yet patient; he makes sure that the guilty are always punished. He can be seen in storms and in whirlwinds; clouds are the dust from his feet. English Revised Version The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means clear the guilty: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD is patient and has great strength. The LORD will never let the guilty go unpunished. Raging winds and storms mark his path, and clouds are the dust from his feet. Good News Translation The LORD does not easily become angry, but he is powerful and never lets the guilty go unpunished. Where the LORD walks, storms arise; the clouds are the dust raised by his feet! International Standard Version The LORD is slow to anger and powerful, and he will never let the guilty go unpunished. The LORD's path is in the windstorm and hurricane; thunderclouds are dust beneath his feet. Majority Standard Bible The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. NET Bible The LORD is slow to anger but great in power; the LORD will certainly not allow the wicked to go unpunished. The Divine Warrior Destroys His Enemies but Protects His People He marches out in the whirlwind and the raging storm; dark storm clouds billow like dust under his feet. New Heart English Bible The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. The LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. Webster's Bible Translation The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. World English Bible Yahweh is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. Yahweh has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYHWH [is] slow to anger, and great in power, "" And YHWH does not entirely acquit, "" In a windstorm and in a storm [is] His way, "" And a cloud [is] the dust of His feet. Young's Literal Translation 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. Smith's Literal Translation Jehovah slow to anger and great of power, and Jehovah acquitting, will not acquit his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and a cloud the dust of his feet. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe Lord is patient, and great in power, and will not cleanse and acquit the guilty. The Lord's ways are in a tempest, and a whirlwind, and clouds are the dust of his feet. Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord is patient and great in strength, and those who are not clean, he makes innocent. The Lord is in a tempest, and his way is a whirlwind, and the clouds are dust at his feet. New American Bible The LORD is slow to anger, yet great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. In stormwind and tempest he comes, and clouds are the dust at his feet; New Revised Standard Version The LORD is slow to anger but great in power, and the LORD will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe LORD is slow to anger great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked; the LORD'S way is in the whirlwind and in the tempest, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Patient is the Spirit of LORD JEHOVAH and great is his power, and he does not declare innocent to declare innocent; LORD JEHOVAH is in the whirlwind and his way is in the tempest, and the clouds are the dust of his feet OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The LORD is long-suffering, and great in power, And will by no means clear the guilty; The LORD, in the whirlwind and in the storm is His way, And the clouds are the dust of His feet. Brenton Septuagint Translation The Lord is long-suffering, and his power is great, and the Lord will not hold any guiltless: his way is in destruction and in the whirlwind, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Oracle of Nineveh…2The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies. 3The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. 4He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.… Cross References Exodus 34:6-7 Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, / maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.” Psalm 103:8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. Joel 2:13 So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. Jonah 4:2 So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster. Numbers 14:18 ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’ Psalm 86:15 But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness. Psalm 145:8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion. Isaiah 30:18 Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him. Jeremiah 15:6 You have forsaken Me, declares the LORD. You have turned your back. So I will stretch out My hand against you and I will destroy you; I am weary of showing compassion. Lamentations 3:32-33 Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men. Romans 2:4 Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. James 1:19 My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, Revelation 19:15 And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. Isaiah 57:16 For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made. Treasury of Scripture The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. slow. Exodus 34:6,7 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, … Nehemiah 9:17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not. Psalm 103:8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. great. Job 9:4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? Psalm 62:11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. Psalm 66:3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. and will. Numbers 14:18 The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation. Job 10:14 If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. his way. Exodus 19:16-18 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled… Deuteronomy 5:22-24 These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me… 1 Kings 19:11-13 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: … Jump to Previous Acquit Anger Angry Beneath Clear Cloud Clouds Dust Entirely Feet Great Guilty Hurricane Leave Means Power Punishment Sinner Slow Storm Tempest Unpunished Way Whirlwind Wicked WindJump to Next Acquit Anger Angry Beneath Clear Cloud Clouds Dust Entirely Feet Great Guilty Hurricane Leave Means Power Punishment Sinner Slow Storm Tempest Unpunished Way Whirlwind Wicked WindNahum 1 1. The majesty of God in goodness to his people, and severity against his enemies.The LORD is slow to anger This phrase highlights the Hebrew word "erek apayim," which translates to "slow to anger" or "long-suffering." It reflects God's patience and mercy, emphasizing His willingness to give people time to repent. Historically, this patience is evident in God's dealings with Israel and the nations, where He often delayed judgment to allow for repentance. This attribute of God is a source of hope, reminding believers of His enduring grace and the opportunity for redemption. and great in power the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished His path is in the whirlwind and storm and clouds are the dust beneath His feet Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The LORDיְהֹוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is slow אֶ֤רֶךְ (’e·reḵ) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 750: Long to anger אַפַּ֙יִם֙ (’ap·pa·yim) Noun - md Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire and great וּגְדָל־ (ū·ḡə·ḏāl-) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent in power; כֹּ֔חַ (kō·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will by no means לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no leave the guilty unpunished. וְנַקֵּ֖ה (wə·naq·qêh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 5352: To be, clean, to be bare, extirpated His path דַּרְכּ֔וֹ (dar·kōw) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action is in the whirlwind בְּסוּפָ֤ה (bə·sū·p̄āh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5492: A storm wind and storm, וּבִשְׂעָרָה֙ (ū·ḇiś·‘ā·rāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8183: A hurricane and clouds וְעָנָ֖ן (wə·‘ā·nān) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6051: A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud are the dust אֲבַ֥ק (’ă·ḇaq) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 80: Light particles beneath His feet. רַגְלָֽיו׃ (raḡ·lāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda Links Nahum 1:3 NIVNahum 1:3 NLT Nahum 1:3 ESV Nahum 1:3 NASB Nahum 1:3 KJV Nahum 1:3 BibleApps.com Nahum 1:3 Biblia Paralela Nahum 1:3 Chinese Bible Nahum 1:3 French Bible Nahum 1:3 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Nahum 1:3 Yahweh is slow to anger and great (Nah. 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