Nahum 1:2

Conservative English Version

The LORD God demands loyalty. In his anger, he takes revenge on his enemies.

Cross References

Job 20:23

and God will make them swallow his blazing anger.

Psalm 94:1

LORD God, you punish the guilty. Show what you are like and punish them now.

Exodus 20:5

Don't bow down and worship idols. I am the LORD your God, and I demand all your love. If you reject me, I will punish your families for three or four generations.

Exodus 34:14

I demand your complete loyalty--you must not worship any other god!

Exodus 34:7

I keep my promises to my people forever, but I also punish anyone who sins. When people sin, I punish them and their children, and also their grandchildren and great-grandchildren."

Isaiah 42:13

The LORD is marching out like an angry soldier, shouting with all his might while attacking his enemies.

Isaiah 51:17

Jerusalem, wake up! Stand up! You've drunk too much from the cup filled with the LORD's anger. You have swallowed every drop, and you can't walk straight.

Isaiah 51:20

The LORD your God is angry, and on every street corner your children lie helpless, like deer trapped in nets.

Isaiah 66:15

The LORD will come down like a whirlwind with his flaming chariots. He will be terribly furious and punish his enemies with fire.

Jeremiah 25:15

The LORD God of Israel showed me a vision in which he said, "Jeremiah, here is a cup filled with the wine of my anger. Take it and make every nation drink some.

Jeremiah 28:8

that long before we were born, prophets were saying powerful kingdoms would be struck by war, disaster, and disease.

Jeremiah 3:5

you beg me to stop being angry, but you won't stop sinning.

Jeremiah 36:7

The LORD is furious, and if the people hear how he is going to punish them, maybe they will ask to be forgiven.

Jeremiah 4:4

With all your hearts, keep the agreement I made with you. But if you are stubborn and keep on sinning, my anger will burn like a fire that cannot be put out. *

Jeremiah 50:15

Attack from every side! Babylon surrenders! The enemy tears down its walls and towers. I am taking my revenge by doing to Babylon what it did to other cities.

Lamentations 4:11

The LORD was so fiercely angry that he burned the city of Zion to the ground.

Ezekiel 36:6

You have suffered long enough, and, I, the LORD God, am very angry! Nations have insulted you,

Ezekiel 38:18

When you invade Israel, I will become furious,

Ezekiel 38:19

and in my anger I will send a terrible earthquake to shake Israel.

Ezekiel 39:25

Now I will show mercy to the people of Israel and bring them back from the nations where they are living. They are Jacob's descendants, so I will bless them and show that I am holy.

Ezekiel 5:13

You will feel my fierce anger until I have finished taking revenge. Then you will know that I, the LORD, was furious because of your disobedience.

Ezekiel 6:12

Those who live far away will be struck with deadly diseases. Those who live nearby will be killed in war. And the ones who are left will starve to death. I will let loose my anger on them!

Ezekiel 8:18

So in my fierce anger, I will punish them without mercy and refuse to help them when they cry out to me."

Joel 2:18

The LORD was deeply concerned about his land and had pity on his people.

Leviticus 26:28

I'll really get furious and punish you terribly for your sins!

Micah 5:15

I will become furious and take revenge on the nations that refuse to obey me.

Micah 7:18

Our God, no one is like you. We are all that is left of your chosen people, and you freely forgive our sin and guilt. You don't stay angry forever; you're glad to have pity

Zechariah 1:14

So the angel told me to announce: I, the LORD All-Powerful, am very protective of Jerusalem.

Zechariah 8:2

I love Zion so much that her enemies make me angry.

Numbers 25:11

"In my anger, I would have wiped out the Israelites if Phinehas had not been faithful to me.

Romans 12:19

Dear friends, don't try to get even. Let God take revenge. In the Scriptures the Lord says, "I am the one to take revenge and pay them back."

Romans 13:4

After all, they are God's servants, and it is their duty to help you. If you do something wrong, you ought to be afraid, because these rulers have the right to punish you. They are God's servants who punish criminals to show how angry God is.

Deuteronomy 4:24

The LORD will be angry if you worship other gods, and he can be like a fire destroying everything in its path.

Deuteronomy 7:10

But if you turn against the LORD, he will quickly destroy you.

Hebrews 10:30

We know that God has said he will punish and take revenge. We also know that the Scriptures say the Lord will judge his people.

Joshua 24:19

Joshua said: The LORD is fearsome; he is the one true God, and I don't think you are able to worship and obey him in the ways he demands. You would have to be completely faithful, and if you sin or rebel, he won't let you get away with it.

2 Peter 2:9

This shows that the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their sufferings and to punish evil people while they wait for the day of judgment.