1:1 The oracle against Nineveh; 1
the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite: 2
1:2 The Lord is a zealous 3 and avenging 4 God;
the Lord is avenging and very angry. 5
The Lord takes vengeance 6 against his foes;
he sustains his rage 7 against his enemies.
1:3 The Lord is slow to anger 8 but great in power; 9
the Lord will certainly not 10 allow the wicked 11 to go unpunished.
He marches out 12 in the whirlwind and the raging storm;
dark storm clouds billow like dust 13 under his feet. 14
1:4 He shouts a battle cry 15 against the sea 16 and makes it dry up; 17
he makes all the rivers 18 run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither; 19
the blossom of Lebanon withers.