Nahum 1:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.”

Nahum 1:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nahum 1:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nahum 1:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh is a jealous God and avenges. Yahweh avenges and is full of wrath. Yahweh takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he maintains wrath against his enemies.”

Nahum 1:2 — World English Bible

Nahum 1:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Jehovah is a jealous God and avengeth; Jehovah avengeth and is full of wrath; Jehovah taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.”

Nahum 1:2 — American Standard Version

Nahum 1:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A God zealous and avenging <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, An avenger <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, and possessing fury. An avenger <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah on His adversaries, And He is watching for His enemies.”

Nahum 1:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Nahum 1:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A jealous and avenging God is Jehovah: an avenger is Jehovah, and full of fury: Jehovah taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies.”

Nahum 1:2 — Darby Translation

Nahum 1:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“God is ielous, and the Lord reuengeth: the Lord reuengeth: euen the Lord of anger, the Lord will take vengeance on his aduersaries, and he reserueth wrath for his enemies.”

Nahum 1:2 — Geneva Bible

Nahum 1:2 in Context — Nahum 1

1 CARGA de Nínive. Libro de la visión de Nahum de El-kosh.

2 Dios celoso y vengador es Jehová; vengador es Jehová, y Señor de ira; Jehová, que se venga de sus adversarios, y que guarda [enojo] para sus enemigos.

3 Jehová es tardo para la ira, y grande en poder, y no tendrá [al culpado] por inocente. Jehová marcha entre la tempestad y turbión, y las nubes son el polvo de sus pies.

4 El amenaza á la mar, y la hace secar, y agosta todos los ríos: Basán fué destruído, y el Carmelo, y la flor del Líbano fué destruída.

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What Does Nahum 1:2 Mean?

Nahum 1:2 is a verse from the Book of Nahum, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nahum chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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