1. The burden of Ninive. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elcesite.
2. The Lord is a jealous God, and a revenger: the Lord is a revenger, and hath wrath: the Lord taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he is angry with his enemies.
3. The Lord is patient, and great in power, and will not cleanse and acquit the guilty. The Lord's ways are in a tempest, and a whirlwind, and clouds are the dust of his feet.
4. He rebuketh the sea, and drieth it up: and bringeth all the rivers to be a desert. Basan languisheth and Carmel: and the dower of Libanus fadeth away.
5. The mountains tremble at him, and the hills are made desolate: and the earth hath quaked at his presence, and the world, and all that dwell therein.
6. Who can stand before the face of his indignation? and who shall resist in the fierceness of his anger? his indignation is poured out like fire: and the rocks are melted by him.
7. The Lord is good and giveth strength in the day of trouble: and knoweth them that hope in him.
8. But with a flood that passeth by, he will make an utter end of the place thereof: and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
9. What do ye devise against the Lord? he will make an utter end: there shall not rise a double affliction.