Nahum 1:1-3

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1 The pronouncement^(A) concerning Nineveh.^(B) The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

God’s Vengeance

²The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance
and is fierce in^[a] wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance against his foes;^(C)
he is furious with his enemies.^(D)
³The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;
the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished.^(E)
His path is in the whirlwind and storm,^(F)
and clouds are the dust beneath his feet.^(G)

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