Nahum 1:2

Nahum 1:2 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

2The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;

the Lord takes vengeance and is filled with wrath.

The Lord takes vengeance on his foes

and vents his wrath against his enemies.

2¶A jealous and avenging God is the Lord;

The Lord is avenging and 1:2 Lit a possessor of wrathwrathful.

The Lord takes vengeance on His adversaries,

And He reserves wrath for His enemies.

2A jealous and avenging God is the Lord;

The Lord is avenging and wrathful.

The Lord takes vengeance on His adversaries,

And He reserves wrath for His enemies.

2¶The Lord is a jealous and avenging God [protecting and demanding what is rightfully and uniquely His];

The Lord avenges and He is full of wrath.

The Lord takes vengeance on His adversaries,

And He reserves wrath for His enemies. [Ex 20:5]

2The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;

the Lord is avenging and full of wrath.

The Lord takes vengeance on His foes

and reserves wrath for His enemies.

2The Lord is a jealous God who punishes people.

He pays them back for the evil things they do.

He directs his anger against them.

The Lord punishes his enemies.

He holds his anger back

until the right time to use it.