1 Yahweh’s Wrath Against Nineveh The 1:1 Or burden oracle of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.Aleph
2 ¶A jealous and avenging God is 1:2 The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15 Yahweh;Yahweh is avenging and 1:2 Lit a possessor of wrath wrathful.Yahweh is avenging against His adversaries,And He keepsHis angerfor His enemies.
3 Yahweh is slow to anger and great in power,And Yahweh will by no means leavethe guiltyunpunished.Beth In whirlwind and storm is His way,And clouds are the dust beneath His feet.Gimel
4 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry;He dries up all the rivers.Bashan and Carmel languish;The blossoms of Lebanon languish.He
5 Mountains quake because of Him,Vav And the hills melt;Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence,The world and all the inhabitants in it.Zayin
6 Who can stand before His indignation?Who can endure the burning of His anger?Heth His wrath is poured out like fire,And the rocks are torn down by Him.Teth
7 Yahweh is good,A strong defense in the day of distress,Yodh And He knows those who take refuge in Him.
8 But with an overflowing floodKaph He will make a complete destruction of 1:8 Nineveh’s its placeAnd will pursue His enemies into darkness.
9 ¶Whatever you devise against Yahweh,He will make a complete destruction of it.Distress will not rise up twice.
10 Like tangled thorns,And like those who are drunken with their drink,They are consumedAs stubble fully dried up.
11 From you has gone forthOne who devised evil against Yahweh,A 1:11 Or worthless; Heb Belial vile counselor.
12 Thus says Yahweh,“Though they are at fullstrengthand likewise many,Even so, they will be cut off and pass away.Though I have afflicted you,I will afflict you no longer.
13 “So now, I will break his yoke bar from upon you,And I will break your bands apart.”
14 ¶And Yahweh has commanded concerning 1:14 The king of Nineveh you:“ 1:14 Lit No more of your name will be sown There will no longer be seed from your name.From the house of your gods,I will cut off graven image and molten image.I will prepare your grave,For you are contemptible.”
15 ¶ 1:15 Ch 2:1 in Heb Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who proclaims good news,Who 1:15 Or causes peace to be heard announces peace!Celebrate your feasts, O Judah;Pay your vows.For never again will the 1:15 Or worthless; Heb Belial vile one pass through you;He is cut off completely.