God’s Vengeance
2The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance
and is fierce in1:2 Lit is a master of wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance against his foes;1:2 Dt 32:35,41,43; Ps 94:1; 149:7; Is 1:24; 59:17; Jr 5:9,29; 9:9; 46:10; 50:15; 51:6,11,36; Ezk 25:14–17; Mc 5:15; 2Th 1:8; Heb 10:30
he is furious with his enemies.1:2 Dt 6:15; Ps 94:1; Is 63:1–6; Jr 46:10; 50:28–29; Mc 5:15; Zph 1:18
3The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;
4He rebukes the sea and dries it up,
even the flower of Lebanon withers.
5The mountains quake before him,
and the hills melt;
the earth trembles1:5 Some emend to earth is laid waste1:5 Lit lifts at his presence —
the world and all who live in it.1:5 Jdg 5:5; Ps 18:7; 46:2–3; 97:5; Is 5:25; 64:1,3; Jr 4:24; Am 8:8; Mc 1:4
6Who can withstand his indignation?
even rocks are shattered before him.
Destruction of Nineveh
7The Lord is good,
a stronghold in a day of distress;
8But he will completely destroy Nineveh1:8 Lit her place
with an overwhelming flood,1:8 Nah 2:6
and he will chase his enemies into darkness.
he will bring it to complete destruction;1:9 Ps 2:1–4
oppression will not rise up a second time.
10For they will be consumed
like entangled thorns,1:10 Mal 4:1
like the drink of a drunkard
and like straw that is fully dry.1:10 Hb obscure
11One has gone out from you,1:11 Possibly Nineveh
who plots evil against the Lord,
and is a wicked counselor.
Promise of Judah’s Deliverance
12This is what the Lord says:
Though they are strong1:12 Lit intact and numerous,
they will still be mowed down,
and he1:12 Either the king of Assyria or his army will pass away.
Though I have punished you,1:12 = Judah1:12 Is 10:5–34
13For I will now break off his yoke from you
and tear off your shackles.
The Assyrian King’s Demise
14The Lord has issued an order concerning you:
There will be no offspring
to carry on your name.1:14 Lit It will not be sown from your name any longer1:14 Lv 20:3; 1Sm 24:21; Ps 89:4; Is 48:19; 66:22
I will eliminate the carved idol and cast image
I will prepare your grave,
for you are contemptible.
15Look to the mountains —
who proclaims peace.
Celebrate your festivals, Judah;
fulfill your vows.
For the wicked one will never again
march through you;
he will be entirely wiped out.
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