Nahum 1:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.”

Nahum 1:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nahum 1:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nahum 1:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. Yahweh has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.”

Nahum 1:3 — World English Bible

Nahum 1:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means clear the guilty: Jehovah hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. ”

Nahum 1:3 — American Standard Version

Nahum 1:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> slow to anger, and great in power, And Jehovah doth not entirely acquit, In a hurricane and in a tempest <FI>is<Fi> His way, And a cloud <FI>is<Fi> the dust of His feet.”

Nahum 1:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Nahum 1:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, and doth not at all clear [the guilty]: Jehovah, — his way is in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. ”

Nahum 1:3 — Darby Translation

Nahum 1:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The Lord is slow to anger, but he is great in power, and will not surely cleare the wicked: the Lord hath his way in ye whirlewind, and in the storme, and the cloudes are the dust of his feete.”

Nahum 1:3 — Geneva Bible

Nahum 1:3 in Context — Nahum 1

1 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

2 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.

3 The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.

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What Does Nahum 1:3 Mean?

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