1 A prophecy concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2 The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;the Lord takes vengeance and is filled with wrath.The Lord takes vengeance on his foesand vents his wrath against his enemies.
3 The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.His way is in the whirlwind and the storm,and clouds are the dust of his feet.
4 He rebukes the sea and dries it up;he makes all the rivers run dry.Bashan and Carmel witherand the blossoms of Lebanon fade.