Pronouncements against Nineveh
Nahum 1, 3 (selections)
Biblical Period
Chapter 1
1A pronouncement on Nineveh: The Book of the Prophecy of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2The Lord is a passionate, avenging God;
The Lord is vengeful and fierce in wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance on His enemies,
He rages against His foes.
3The Lord is slow to anger and of great forbearance,
But the Lord does not remit all punishment. [ . . . ]
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