1 This is a message about Nineveh, the account of a vision seen by Nahum, who was from Elkosh.
2 The Lord God tolerates no rivals;he punishes those who oppose him.In his anger he pays them back.
3 The Lord does not easily become angry,but he is powerfuland never lets the guilty go unpunished.Where the Lord walks, storms arise;the clouds are the dust raised by his feet!
4 He commands the sea, and it dries up!He makes the rivers go dry.The fields of Bashan wither,Mount Carmel turns brown,and the flowers of Lebanon fade.
5 Mountains quake in the presence of the Lord;hills melt before him.The earth shakes when the Lord appears;the world and all its people tremble.
6 When he is angry, who can survive?Who can survive his terrible fury?He pours out his flaming anger;rocks crumble to dust before him.
7 The Lord is good;he protects his people in times of trouble;he takes care of those who turn to him.