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World English Bible

Nahum 1 (WEBP)

[1] A revelation about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
[2] Yahweh is a jealous God and avenges. Yahweh avenges and is full of wrath. Yahweh takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he maintains wrath against his enemies.
[3] 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.
[4] He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel languish. The flower of Lebanon languishes.
[5] The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, yes, the world, and all who dwell in it.
[6] Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the fierceness of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken apart by him.
[7] Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.
[8] But with an overflowing flood, he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.
[9] What do you plot against Yahweh? He will make a full end. Affliction won’t rise up the second time.
[10] For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly like dry stubble.
[11] One has gone out of you who devises evil against Yahweh, who counsels wickedness.
[12] Yahweh says: “Though they are in full strength and likewise many, even so they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.
[13] Now I will break his yoke from off you, and will burst your bonds apart.”
[14] Yahweh has commanded concerning you: “No more descendants will bear your name. Out of the house of your gods, I will cut off the engraved image and the molten image. I will make your grave, for you are vile.”
[15] Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, Judah! Perform your vows, for the wicked one will no more pass through you. He is utterly cut off.

Nahum 1:2a “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
Nahum 1:2b The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
Nahum 1:15 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Nahum 1 (KJVS)

[1] The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
[2] 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. ()
[3] 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.
[4] He rebuketh () the sea, and maketh it dry, () and drieth up () all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, () and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. ()
[5] 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.
[6] 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.
[7] The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth () them that trust () in him.
[8] But with an overrunning () flood he will make () an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue () his enemies. ()
[9] What do ye imagine () against the Lord? he will make () an utter end: affliction shall not rise up () the second time.
[10] For while they be folden together () as thorns, and while they are drunken () as drunkards, they shall be devoured () as stubble fully dry.
[11] There is one come out () of thee, that imagineth () evil against the Lord, a wicked counsellor. ()
[12] Thus saith () the Lord; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, () when he shall pass through. () Though I have afflicted () thee, I will afflict () thee no more.
[13] For now will I break () his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder. ()
[14] And the Lord hath given a commandment () concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: () out of the house of thy gods will I cut off () the graven image and the molten image: I will make () thy grave; for thou art vile. ()
[15] Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, () that publisheth () peace! O Judah, keep () thy solemn feasts, perform () thy vows: for the wicked shall no more () pass through () thee; he is utterly cut off. ()

Nahum 1:2 Heb. that hath fury
Nahum 1:6 Heb. stand up
Nahum 1:7 Or, strength
Nahum 1:12a Or, if they would have been at peace, so should they have been many, and so should they have been shorn, and he should have passed away
Nahum 1:12b Heb. shorn
Nahum 1:15a Heb. feast
Nahum 1:15b Heb. Belial

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Nahum 1 (BYZ)

[1] λημμα νινευη βιβλιον ορασεως ναουμ του ελκεσαιου
[2] θεος ζηλωτης και εκδικων κυριος εκδικων κυριος μετα θυμου εκδικων κυριος τους υπεναντιους αυτου και εξαιρων αυτος τους εχθρους αυτου
[3] κυριος μακροθυμος και μεγαλη η ισχυς αυτου και αθωων ουκ αθωωσει κυριος εν συντελεια και εν συσσεισμω η οδος αυτου και νεφελαι κονιορτος ποδων αυτου
[4] απειλων θαλασση και ξηραινων αυτην και παντας τους ποταμους εξερημων ωλιγωθη η βασανιτις και ο καρμηλος και τα εξανθουντα του λιβανου εξελιπεν
[5] τα ορη εσεισθησαν απ αυτου και οι βουνοι εσαλευθησαν και ανεσταλη η γη απο προσωπου αυτου η συμπασα και παντες οι κατοικουντες εν αυτη
[6] απο προσωπου οργης αυτου τις υποστησεται και τις αντιστησεται εν οργη θυμου αυτου ο θυμος αυτου τηκει αρχας και αι πετραι διεθρυβησαν απ αυτου
[7] χρηστος κυριος τοις υπομενουσιν αυτον εν ημερα θλιψεως και γινωσκων τους ευλαβουμενους αυτον
[8] και εν κατακλυσμω πορειας συντελειαν ποιησεται τους επεγειρομενους και τους εχθρους αυτου διωξεται σκοτος
[9] τι λογιζεσθε επι τον κυριον συντελειαν αυτος ποιησεται ουκ εκδικησει δις επι το αυτο εν θλιψει
[10] οτι εως θεμελιου αυτων χερσωθησεται και ως σμιλαξ περιπλεκομενη βρωθησεται και ως καλαμη ξηρασιας μεστη
[11] εκ σου εξελευσεται λογισμος κατα του κυριου πονηρα λογιζομενος εναντια
[12] ταδε λεγει κυριος καταρχων υδατων πολλων και ουτως διασταλησονται και η ακοη σου ουκ ενακουσθησεται ετι
[13] και νυν συντριψω την ραβδον αυτου απο σου και τους δεσμους σου διαρρηξω
[14] και εντελειται υπερ σου κυριος ου σπαρησεται εκ του ονοματος σου ετι εξ οικου θεου σου εξολεθρευσω τα γλυπτα και χωνευτα θησομαι ταφην σου οτι ταχεις
[15] [2:1] ιδου επι τα ορη οι ποδες ευαγγελιζομενου και απαγγελλοντος ειρηνην εορταζε ιουδα τας εορτας σου αποδος τας ευχας σου διοτι ου μη προσθησωσιν ετι του διελθειν δια σου εις παλαιωσιν συντετελεσται εξηρται

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.