Nahum 1:3-12 The LORD is slow to anger and powerful, and he will never let the guilty go unpunished. The LORD’s path is in the windstorm and hurricane; thunderclouds are dust beneath his feet.

ISV⁽ⁱ⁾ ³ The LORD is slow to anger and powerful, and he will never let the guilty go unpunished. The LORD’s path is in the windstorm and hurricane; thunderclouds are dust beneath his feet. ⁴ He rebukes the sea, and it evaporates; he dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, while the flowers of Lebanon languish. ⁵ Mountains shake because of him, and the hills melt. The earth goes into upheaval at his presence, as does the world with all of its inhabitants. ⁶ Who can stand before his fury? And who can endure his fierce anger? His displeasure pours out like fire, and rocks are broken to pieces because of him.
⁷ The LORD’s Goodness in the Midst of JudgmentThe LORD is good— a refuge in troubled times. He knows those who are confiding in him. ⁸ But with an overwhelming deluge he will bring utter desolation to Nineveh, and his enemies he will pursue with darkness. ⁹ What are you scheming against the LORD? He will bring about utter desolation— adversity will not strike twice! ¹⁰ Indeed, while tangled as by a thorn bush, while drunken as by a strong drink, the Ninevites will be burned like dry straw. ¹¹ Someone has left you who plans evil against the LORD. He is a demonic counselor.
¹² The LORD’s Rebuke to AssyriaThis is what the LORD says: “No matter how strong they are, and no matter how numerous, they will surely be annihilated and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will do so no more.