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NAHUM
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
- GOD is jealous, and the Lord revengeth;
- The Lord revengeth, and is furious;
- The Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries,
- And he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
- 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.
- He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry,
- And drieth up all the rivers:
- Bashan languisheth, and Carmel,
- And the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
- The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt,
- And the earth is burned at his presence,
- Yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
- Who can stand before his indignation?
- And who can abide in the fierceness of his anger?
- His fury is poured out like fire,
- And the rocks are thrown down by him.
- The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble;
- And he knoweth them that trust in him.
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