| Christian Standard Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1The pronouncement concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. | 1This message concerning Nineveh came as a vision to Nahum, who lived in Elkosh. The LORD’s Anger against Nineveh |
| 2The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD takes vengeance and is fierce in wrath. The LORD takes vengeance against his foes; he is furious with his enemies. | 2The LORD is a jealous God, filled with vengeance and rage. He takes revenge on all who oppose him and continues to rage against his enemies! |
| 3The 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. | 3The 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. |
| 4He rebukes the sea and dries it up, and he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; even the flower of Lebanon withers. | 4At his command the oceans dry up, and the rivers disappear. The lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade, and the green forests of Lebanon wither. |
| 5The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt; the earth trembles at his presence--the world and all who live in it. | 5In his presence the mountains quake, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles, and its people are destroyed. |
| 6Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before him. | 6Who can stand before his fierce anger? Who can survive his burning fury? His rage blazes forth like fire, and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence. |
| 7The LORD is good, a stronghold in a day of distress; he cares for those who take refuge in him. | 7The LORD is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in him. |
| 8But he will completely destroy Nineveh with an overwhelming flood, and he will chase his enemies into darkness. | 8But he will sweep away his enemies in an overwhelming flood. He will pursue his foes into the darkness of night. |
| 9Whatever you plot against the LORD, he will bring it to complete destruction; oppression will not rise up a second time. | 9Why are you scheming against the LORD? He will destroy you with one blow; he won’t need to strike twice! |
| 10For they will be consumed like entangled thorns, like the drink of a drunkard and like straw that is fully dry. | 10His enemies, tangled like thornbushes and staggering like drunks, will be burned up like dry stubble in a field. |
| 11One has gone out from you, who plots evil against the LORD, and is a wicked counselor. | 11Who is this wicked counselor of yours who plots evil against the LORD? |
| 12This is what the LORD says: Though they are strong and numerous, they will still be mowed down, and he will pass away. Though I have punished you, I will punish you no longer. | 12This is what the LORD says: “Though the Assyrians have many allies, they will be destroyed and disappear. O my people, I have punished you before, but I will not punish you again. |
| 13For I will now break off his yoke from you and tear off your shackles. | 13Now I will break the yoke of bondage from your neck and tear off the chains of Assyrian oppression.” |
| 14The LORD has issued an order concerning you: There will be no offspring to carry on your name. I will eliminate the carved idol and cast image from the house of your gods; I will prepare your grave, for you are contemptible. | 14And this is what the LORD says concerning the Assyrians in Nineveh: “You will have no more children to carry on your name. I will destroy all the idols in the temples of your gods. I am preparing a grave for you because you are despicable!” |
| 15Look to the mountains--the feet of the herald, who proclaims peace. Celebrate your festivals, Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked one will never again march through you; he will be entirely wiped out. | 15 Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news! He is bringing a message of peace. Celebrate your festivals, O people of Judah, and fulfill all your vows, for your wicked enemies will never invade your land again. They will be completely destroyed! |
| The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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