Nahum 1:6

Who can withstand his fury? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His rage pours out like molten fire; he shatters rocks to pieces.

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In The King James Version

Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.

In Context

5Mountains quake in his presence; hills melt away. The earth trembles before him—the whole world and everyone who lives there.

7The Lord is good, a place of safety in a time of trouble. He takes care of those who place their trust in him,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:22My anger has been set on fire, burning down to the depths of the grave, destroying the earth and all it produces, even setting fire to the foundations of the mountains.

Job 9:5God moves the mountains suddenly; he overturns them in his anger.

Psalms 2:12Submit to his son so that he will not become angry and you die suddenly. His anger flares up quickly, but how happy are all those who go to him for protection.

Psalms 76:8From heaven you announced judgment. Everyone on earth was afraid and stood still,

Isaiah 10:16So the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will send a disease on the king of Assyria's strong warriors that will make them waste away; a flaming fire will be set under everything he's so proud of.

Isaiah 27:4I'm not angry anymore. If there are thorns and brambles I would go and fight them, burning them all up,

Matthew Henry on Nahum 1:3-9

The Judgment of Nineveh; The Awful Power of God. ( b. c. 710.) 2 God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies. 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. 4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel,… Read the whole commentary →

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