Verse
Nahum 1:3 — The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all…
“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.”
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The verses around Nahum 1:3.
1The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2God 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.
3The 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.
4He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
5The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
Verse explanation
"Slow to anger, and great in power" and "will not at all acquit the wicked" reproduces almost the same formula used in Exodus 34 to describe God's character — patient, yet not indifferent to evil.
From the Nahum 1 study in Bible in Stories.
Nahum 1:3 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
O Senhor é tardio em irar-se, porém grande em força, e ao culpado não tem por innocente: o Senhor, cujo caminho é na tormenta, e na tempestade, e as nuvens são o pó dos seus pés.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
O SENHOR é tardio para se irar, porém grande em poder; e não terá [ao culpado] por inocente. O SENHOR caminha entre a tempestade e o turbilhão, e as nuvens são o pó de seus pés.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El Señor es lento en enojarse, tiene gran poder y no dejará al culpable sin castigo. Él camina en medio del torbellino y la tormenta; las nubes son como polvo bajo sus pies.
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