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Nahum 1

15 aligned verses; 15 with wording or punctuation differences .

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This is the burden against Nineveh , the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite :
Burden of Nineveh . The Book of the Vision of Nahum the Elkoshite .
The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath . The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.
A God zealous and avenging ` is ' Jehovah, An avenger `is' Jehovah, and possessing fury . An avenger `is' Jehovah on His adversaries, And He is watching for His enemies.
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power ; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm , and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Jehovah ` is ' slow to anger , and great in power , And Jehovah doth not entirely acquit, In a hurricane and in a tempest `is' His way , And a cloud `is' the dust of His feet.
He rebukes the sea and dries it up ; He makes all the rivers run dry . Bashan and Carmel wither , and the flower of Lebanon wilts .
He is pushing against a sea , and drieth it up , Yea, all the floods He hath made dry , Languishing `are' Bashan and Carmel, Yea, the flower of Lebanon `is' languishing .
The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away ; the earth trembles at His presence the world and all its dwellers .
Mountains have shaken because of Him, And the hills have been melted ; And lifted up `is' the earth at His presence , And the world and all dwelling in it .
Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire ; even rocks are shattered before Him.
Before His indignation who doth stand ? And who riseth up in the heat of His anger? His fury hath been poured out like fire , And the rocks have been broken by Him.
The LORD is good , a stronghold in the day of distress ; He cares for those who trust in Him.
Good `is' Jehovah for a strong place in a day of distress . And He knoweth those trusting in Him.
But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.
And with a flood passing over, An end He maketh of its place, And His enemies doth darkness pursue .
Whatever you plot against the LORD, He will bring to an end . Affliction will not rise up a second time .
What do we devise against Jehovah? An end He is making, arise not twice doth distress .
For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard— like stubble that is fully dry .
For while princes `are' perplexed, And with their drink are drunken, They have been consumed as stubble fully dried .
From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness .
From thee hath come forth a deviser of evil Against Jehovah -- a worthless counsellor .
This is what the LORD says : Though they are allied and numerous , yet they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, O Judah , I will afflict you no longer .
Thus said Jehovah : Though complete, and thus many , Yet thus they have been cut off, And he hath passed away. And I afflicted thee , I afflict thee no more .
For I will now break their yoke from your neck and tear away your shackles .
And now I break his rod from off thee, And thy bands I do draw away.
The LORD has issued a command concerning you , O Nineveh: “There will be no descendants to carry on your name . I will cut off the carved image and cast idol from the house of your gods ; I will prepare your grave, for you are contemptible .
And commanded concerning thee hath Jehovah , ` No more of thy name doth spread abroad, From the house of thy gods I cut off graven and molten image, I appoint thy grave, for thou hast been vile .
Look to the mountains the feet of one who brings good news , who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts , O Judah ; fulfill your vows . For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be utterly cut off .
Lo, on the mountains the feet of one proclaiming tidings , sounding peace! Celebrate, O Judah , thy festivals, complete thy vows , For add no more to pass over into thee doth the worthless, He hath been completely cut off !

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