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Berean Standard Bible

“The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.”

Nahum 1:3

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Nahum prophesied the fall of Nineveh, the capital of the brutal Assyrian Empire, which came in 612 BC. More than a century earlier, Nineveh had repented at Jonah's preaching, but it had returned to violence and cruelty against many nations, including Israel and Judah.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The Lord is slow to get angry and great in power, and will not let the sinner go without punishment: the way of the Lord is in the wind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

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.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El Señor no se enoja fácilmente, pero cuando está airado, su poder supera todo lo imaginable y no considera inocente al culpable. Él muestra su poder también en la naturaleza, como cuando camina sobre el ciclón y la tormenta, y está tan alto que podemos imaginar que las nubes son el polvo de sus pies.

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