Nahum 1:3

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.

The LORD {H3068} is slow {H750} to anger {H639}, and great {H1419} in power {H3581}, and will not at all {H5352} acquit {H5352} the wicked: the LORD {H3068} hath his way {H1870} in the whirlwind {H5492} and in the storm {H8183}, and the clouds {H6051} are the dust {H80} of his feet {H7272}.

ADONAI is slow to anger, but great in power; and he does not leave the guilty unpunished. ADONAI's path is in the whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

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.

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.

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 147:5 (16 votes)

    Great [is] our Lord, and of great power: his understanding [is] infinite.

  • Exodus 34:6 (12 votes)

    And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

  • Exodus 34:7 (12 votes)

    Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation].

  • Nehemiah 9:17 (8 votes)

    And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou [art] a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

  • Psalms 104:3 (7 votes)

    Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

  • Psalms 145:8 (7 votes)

    The LORD [is] gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

  • Psalms 103:8 (7 votes)

    The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.