1. An oracle about Nineveh: the scroll containing the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2. The Lord is a jealous and vengeful God;the Lord is vengeful and strong in wrath.The Lord is vengeful against his foes;he rages against his enemies.
3. The Lord is very patient but great in power;the Lord punishes.His way is in whirlwind and storm;clouds are the dust of his feet.
4. He can blast the sea and make it dry up;he can dry up all the rivers.Bashan and Carmel wither;the bud of Lebanon withers.
5. The mountains quake because of him;the hills melt away.The earth heaves before him—the world and all who dwell in it.