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² The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance
and is fierce in^[a] wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance against His foes;
He is furious with His enemies.^(b)
3 The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;
the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished.^(c)
His path is in the whirlwind and storm,
and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
⁴ He rebukes the sea so that it dries up,
and He makes all the rivers run dry.^(d)
Bashan and Carmel wither;^(e)
even the flower of Lebanon withers.
⁵ The mountains quake before Him,
and the hills melt;
the earth trembles^[b][c] at His presence—
the world and all who live in it.^(f)
6 Who can withstand His indignation?
Who can endure His burning anger?^(g)
His wrath is poured out like fire,
even rocks are shattered before Him.

⁷ The Lord is good,
a stronghold in a day of distress;
He cares for those who take refuge^(h) in Him.
⁸ But He will completely destroy Nineveh^[d]
with an overwhelming flood,⁽ⁱ⁾
and He will chase His enemies into darkness.

⁹ Whatever you^[e] plot against the Lord,
He will bring it to complete destruction;^(j)
oppression will not rise up a second time.
¹⁰ For they will be consumed
like entangled thorns,^(k)
like the drink of a drunkard
and like straw that is fully dry.^[f]
11 One has gone out from you,^[g]
who plots evil against Yahweh,
and is a wicked counselor.

Though they are strong^[h] and numerous,
they will still be mowed down,
and he^[i] will pass away.
Though I have afflicted you,^[j](l)
I will afflict you no longer.^(m)
13 For I will now break off his yoke from you
and tear off your shackles.

There will be no offspring
to carry on your name.^[k](n)
I will eliminate the carved idol and cast image
from the house of your gods;^(o)
I will prepare your grave,
for you are contemptible.

^15 [l]Look to the mountains—
the feet of one bringing good news^(p)
and proclaiming peace!
Celebrate your festivals, Judah;
fulfill your vows.
For the wicked one will never again
march through you;
he will be entirely wiped out.