Nahum 1 - Coverdale Miles 1535  Bible

¹ This is the heuy burthen of Niniue, which Naum of Elchos dyd wryte, as he sawe it.

² The LORDE is a gelous God, and a taker of vengeaunce: yee a taker of vegeaunce is ye LORDE, and wrothfull. The LORDE taketh vengeaunce of his enemies, and reserueth displeasure for his aduersaries.

³ The LORDE suffreth longe, he is of greate power,

⁴ Whe he reproueth the see, he dryeth it vp,

⁵ The mountaynes tremble for him, the hilles consume. At the sight of him, the earth quaketh: yee the whole worlde, and all that dwell therin.

⁶ Who maye endure before his wrath? Or who is able to abyde his grymme displeasure? His anger taketh on like fyre, and the harde rockes burst in sunder before him.

⁷ Ful gracious is the LORDE, and a stronge holde in tyme of trouble, he knoweth the that put their trust in him:

⁸ when the floude renneth ouer, and destroyeth the place, and when the darcknesse foloweth still vpon his enemies.

⁹ What do ye ymagin then agaynst the LORDE on this maner? (Tush, when he hath once made an ende, there shal come nomore trouble.)

¹⁰ For like as the thornes that sticke together, and as the drye strawe, so shal the dronckardes be consumed together, euen when they be full.

¹¹ There come out of ye soch as ymagin myschefe, and geue vngracious councell agaynst the LORDE.

¹² Therfore thus saieth the LORDE: Let the be as wel prepared, yee and as many as they can, yet shal they be hewen downe, and passe awaye. And as for the, I wil vexe the, but not vtterly destroie the.

¹³ And now wil I breake his rodde from thy backe, and burst thy bondes in sonder.

¹⁴ But the LORDE hath geuen a commaundement cocernynge the, that there shall come nomore sede of thy name. The carued and casten ymages will I rote out of the house of thy god. Thy graue shal I prepare for the, and thou shalt be confounded.

¹⁵ Beholde, vpon the mountaynes come the fete of him, that bryngeth good tydinges,