| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1The oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. | 1A pronouncement about Nineveh: The record of the vision of Nahum from Elkosh. |
| 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. | 2A jealous God, the LORD avenges. The LORD avenges; The Lord is an angry husband. The LORD takes vengeance on his enemies, reserving anger for his adversaries. |
| 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 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. |
| 4He rebukes the sea so that it dries up, and He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; even the flower of Lebanon withers. | 4He rebukes the sea, and it evaporates; he dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, while the flowers of Lebanon languish. |
| 5The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt; the earth trembles at His presence-- the world and all who live in it. | 5Mountains shake because of him, and the hills melt. The earth goes into upheaval at his presence, as does the world with all of its inhabitants. |
| 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 fury? And who can endure his fierce anger? His displeasure pours out like fire, and rocks are broken to pieces because of him. |
| 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 refuge in troubled times. He knows those who are confiding in him. |
| 8But He will completely destroy Nineveh with an overwhelming flood, and He will chase His enemies into darkness. | 8But with an overwhelming deluge he will bring utter desolation to Nineveh, and his enemies he will pursue with darkness. |
| 9Whatever you plot against the LORD, He will bring it to complete destruction; oppression will not rise up a second time. | 9What are you scheming against the LORD? He will bring about utter desolation— adversity will not strike twice! |
| 10For they will be consumed like entangled thorns, like the drink of a drunkard and like straw that is fully dry. | 10Indeed, while tangled as by a thorn bush, while drunken as by a strong drink, the Ninevites will be burned like dry straw. |
| 11One has gone out from you, who plots evil against Yahweh, and is a wicked counselor. | 11Someone has left you who plans evil against the LORD. He is a demonic counselor. |
| 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 afflicted you, I will afflict you no longer. | 12This is what the LORD says: "No matter how strong they are, and no matter how numerous, they will surely be annihilated and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will do so no more. |
| 13For I will now break off his yoke from you and tear off your shackles. | 13Now I will break off Assyria's yoke from you, and tear apart your shackles." |
| 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. | 14Now this is what the Lord has decreed about you, Nineveh: "There will be no more children born to carry on your name. I will cut out the graven and molten images from the temples of your gods. I myself will dig your grave, because you are vile." |
| 15Look to the mountains-- the feet of one bringing good news and proclaiming 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! There on the mountains! The feet of the one who brings good news, who broadcasts a message of peace. Judah, celebrate your solemn festivals and keep your vows, because the wicked will never again invade you. Nineveh will be completely eliminated! |
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