Nahum 1:2

Good News Translation (US Version)

The Lord God tolerates no rivals; he punishes those who oppose him. In his anger he pays them back.

Cross References

Zechariah 8:2

“I have longed to help Jerusalem because of my deep love for her people, a love which has made me angry with her enemies.

Exodus 20:5

Do not bow down to any idol or worship it, because I am the Lord your God and I tolerate no rivals. I bring punishment on those who hate me and on their descendants down to the third and fourth generation.

Psalm 94:1

Lord, you are a God who punishes; reveal your anger!

Exodus 34:14

“Do not worship any other god, because I, the Lord, tolerate no rivals.

Joshua 24:19

Joshua said to the people, “But you may not be able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God and will not forgive your sins. He will tolerate no rivals,

Hebrews 10:30

For we know who said, “I will take revenge, I will repay”; and who also said, “The Lord will judge his people.”

Isaiah 42:13

The Lord goes out to fight like a warrior; he is ready and eager for battle. He gives a war cry, a battle shout; he shows his power against his enemies.

Deuteronomy 4:24

because the Lord your God is like a flaming fire; he tolerates no rivals.

2 Peter 2:9

And so the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials and how to keep the wicked under punishment for the Day of Judgment,

Romans 12:19

Never take revenge, my friends, but instead let God's anger do it. For the scripture says, “I will take revenge, I will pay back, says the Lord.”

Micah 5:15

And in my great anger I will take revenge on all nations that have not obeyed me.”

Joel 2:18

Then the Lord showed concern for his land; he had mercy on his people.

Ezekiel 39:25

The Sovereign Lord said, “But now I will be merciful to Jacob's descendants, the people of Israel, and make them prosperous again. I will protect my holy name.

Ezekiel 6:12

Those far away will get sick and die; those nearby will be killed in war; those who survive will starve to death. They will feel all the force of my anger.

Jeremiah 4:4

Keep your covenant with me, your Lord, and dedicate yourselves to me, you people of Judah and Jerusalem. If you don't, my anger will burn like fire because of the evil things you have done. It will burn, and there will be no one to put it out.”

Isaiah 51:20

At the corner of every street your people collapse from weakness; they are like deer caught in a hunter's net. They have felt the force of God's anger.

Isaiah 51:17

Jerusalem, wake up! Rouse yourself and get up! You have drunk the cup of punishment that the Lord in his anger gave you to drink; you drank it down, and it made you stagger.

Job 20:23

Let them eat all they want! God will punish them in fury and anger.

Leviticus 26:28

then in my anger I will turn on you and again make your punishment seven times worse than before.

Romans 13:4

because they are God's servants working for your own good. But if you do evil, then be afraid of them, because their power to punish is real. They are God's servants and carry out God's punishment on those who do evil.

Zechariah 1:14

and the angel told me to proclaim what the Lord Almighty had said: “I have a deep love and concern for Jerusalem, my holy city,

Micah 7:18

There is no other god like you, O Lord; you forgive the sins of your people who have survived. You do not stay angry forever, but you take pleasure in showing us your constant love.

Ezekiel 38:18

The Sovereign Lord says, “On the day when Gog invades Israel, I will become furious.

Ezekiel 36:6

“So prophesy to the land of Israel; tell the mountains, hills, brooks, and valleys what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying in jealous anger because of the way the nations have insulted and humiliated them.

Ezekiel 8:18

They will feel all the force of my anger. I will not spare them or show them any mercy. They will shout prayers to me as loud as they can, but I will not listen to them.”

Ezekiel 5:13

“You will feel all the force of my anger and rage until I am satisfied. When all this happens, you will be convinced that I, the Lord, have spoken to you because I am outraged at your unfaithfulness.

Lamentations 4:11

The Lord turned loose the full force of his fury; he lit a fire in Zion that burned it to the ground.

Jeremiah 36:7

Perhaps they will pray to the Lord and turn from their evil ways, because the Lord has threatened this people with his terrible anger and fury.”

Jeremiah 25:15

The Lord, the God of Israel, said to me, “Here is a wine cup filled with my anger. Take it to all the nations to whom I send you, and make them drink from it.

Jeremiah 3:5

You won't always be angry; you won't be mad at me forever.’ Israel, that is what you said, but you did all the evil you could.”

Isaiah 66:15

The Lord will come with fire. He will ride on the wings of a storm to punish those he is angry with.

Deuteronomy 7:10

but he will not hesitate to punish those who hate him.

Jeremiah 28:8

The prophets who spoke long ago, before my time and yours, predicted that war, starvation, and disease would come to many nations and powerful kingdoms.

Ezekiel 38:19

I declare in the heat of my anger that on that day there will be a severe earthquake in the land of Israel.

Exodus 34:7

I keep my promise for thousands of generations and forgive evil and sin; but I will not fail to punish children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation for the sins of their parents.”

Numbers 25:11

“Because of what Phinehas has done, I am no longer angry with the people of Israel. He refused to tolerate the worship of any god but me, and that is why I did not destroy them in my anger.

Jeremiah 50:15

Raise the war cry all around the city! Now Babylon has surrendered. Its walls have been broken through and torn down. I am taking my revenge on the Babylonians. So take your revenge on them, and treat them as they have treated others.