Nahum 1:2-8

Yahweh is angry with the people of Nineveh

2 Yahweh our God ◄is jealous/does not want people to worship any other god►.

He is very angry with those who worship other gods,

and he gets revenge [DOU] on all those who oppose him [DOU].

3 Yahweh does not quickly become angry;

but he is very powerful,

and he will certainly punish [LIT] those who have done evil things [MTY].

He shows his power by sending whirlwinds and storms,

and clouds are like [MET] the dust stirred up by his feet.

4 When he commands oceans and rivers to become dry,

they dry up.

He causes the grass in the fields in the Bashan region and on the slopes of Carmel Mountain to wither,

and causes the flowers in Lebanon to fade.

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

the earth quakes and the people on the earth tremble.

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

there is no one [RHQ] who can survive when his anger is very hot.

When he is very angry, it is as though his anger is like [SIM] a blazing fire,

and it is as though mountains are shattered into pieces.

7 But he is good;

he protects us his people when we experience troubles.

He takes care of those who trust in him.

8 But he will get rid of his enemies;

he will be to them like [MET] a flood that destroys everything.

He will chase his enemies

into the darkness of the place where the dead are.