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Nahum 1

God Is Awesome

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The  1 aoracle of  bNineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

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A  ajealous and avenging God is the LORD; The LORD is  bavenging and  1wrathful. The LORD takes  cvengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath for His enemies.

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The LORD is  aslow to anger and great in power, And the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In  bwhirlwind and storm is His way, And  cclouds are the dust beneath His feet.

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He  arebukes the sea and makes it dry; He dries up all the rivers.  bBashan and Carmel wither; The blossoms of Lebanon wither.

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Mountains  aquake because of Him And the hills  bdissolve; Indeed the earth is  cupheaved by His presence, The  dworld and all the inhabitants in it.

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 aWho can stand before His indignation? Who can endure the  bburning of His anger? His  cwrath is poured out like fire And the  drocks are broken up by Him.

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The LORD is  agood, A stronghold in the day of trouble, And  bHe knows those who take refuge in Him.

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But with an  aoverflowing flood He will make a complete end of  1its site, And will pursue His enemies into  bdarkness.

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Whatever you  adevise against the LORD, He will make a  bcomplete end of it. Distress will not rise up twice.

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Like tangled  athorns, And like those who are  bdrunken with their drink, They are  cconsumed As stubble completely withered.

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From you has gone forth One who  aplotted evil against the LORD, A  1 bwicked counselor.

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Thus says the LORD, "Though they are at full strength and likewise many, Even so, they will be  acut off and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you  bno longer.

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"So now, I will  abreak his yoke bar from upon you, And I will tear off your shackles."

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The LORD has issued a command concerning  1you: " 2Your name will  ano longer be perpetuated. I will cut off  3 bidol and  4image From the house of your gods. I will prepare your  cgrave, For you are contemptible."

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 1Behold,  aon the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace!  bCelebrate your feasts, O Judah; Pay your vows. For  cnever again will the  2wicked one pass through you; He is  dcut off completely.



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