3 The Lord is slow to get angry. He is very powerful. The Lord will not let guilty people go without punishing them. When he marches out, he stirs up winds and storms. Clouds are the dust kicked up by his feet.
4 He controls the seas. He dries them up. He makes all of the rivers run dry. Bashan and Mount Carmel dry up. The flowers in Lebanon fade.
5 He causes the mountains to shake. The hills melt away. The earth trembles because he is there. So do the world and all those who live in it.
6 Who can stand firm when his anger burns? Who can live when he is angry? His anger blazes out like fire. He smashes the rocks to pieces.
7 The Lord is good. When people are in trouble, they can go to him for safety. He takes good care of those who trust in him.
8 But he will destroy Nineveh with a powerful flood. He will chase his enemies into the darkness of punishment.
9 The Lord will put an end to anything they plan against him. He won't allow Assyria to win the battle over his people a second time.