UST NAH Chapter 1

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1 I am Nahum, from the village of Elkosh. This is a message about the city of Nineveh, a message that Yahweh gave me in a vision.

2 Yahweh our God tolerates no rival gods to himself.

Yahweh is very angry with those who worship other gods, and he punishes them.

He continues to be angry with those who oppose him.

3 Yahweh does not quickly become angry;

but he is very powerful,

and he will certainly punish those who have done evil things.

Wherever Yahweh walks, there are whirlwinds and storms,

and the clouds are like dust around his feet.

4 When he commands oceans and rivers to become dry, they dry up.

He causes the grass to wither

in the fields in the region of Bashan and on the slopes of Mount Carmel,

and he causes the flowers in Lebanon to fade.

5 When he appears, it is as though the mountains quake and the hills melt;

the earth quakes before him, and all the people on the earth tremble.

6 There is no one who can resist him when he becomes extremely angry;

there is no one who can survive when Yahweh is angry with him.

When he is very angry, it is as though fire blazes out from him;

it is as though mountains explode into pieces before him.

7 Yahweh is good;

he protects us, his people, when we experience troubles.

He takes care of those who trust in him.

8 But he will completely destroy Nineveh with an overwhelming flood.

Wherever his enemies go,

terrible things will happen to them. 9 So it is useless for you people of Nineveh to plot against Yahweh.

He will destroy your plan quickly;

he will not need to strike you two times.

10 The Ninevites will be like tangled thorn-bushes or dry stubble in a fire;

they will be like the wine in their own cups.

All of those things disappear quickly and completely.

11 Yes, in the city of Nineveh there are people who advise and plan evil deeds against Yahweh. 12 But this is what Yahweh says to the people of Judah:

“Although the nation of Assyria has very many people

and its army is very powerful,

Nevertheless I will shear them like helpless sheep and destroy those who plan evil deeds.

Although I have punished you,

I will not punish you again.

13 Now I will cause the people of Assyria to no longer enslave you; it will be as though I will break off the chains on your hands and feet.”

14 And this is what Yahweh also declares about the people of Nineveh:

“The people of Nineveh will not have any descendants who will continue to have their family names.

And I will destroy all the wooden and metal idols

that are in their temples.

I will cause them to be killed and sent to their graves, because they are vile!”

15 You people of Judah, look to the mountains! A messenger will come from there,

and he will bring good news to you.

He will declare that you will now have peace.

So keep your festivals, and do what you solemnly promised Yahweh that you would do.

You can do this because your wicked enemies will not invade your country again,

because I will destroy them completely.

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