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Mountains quake before him;
    the hills shake apart.[a]
The earth heaves before him—
    the world and all her inhabitants.
His indignation—who can stand before it?
    Who can endure his fierce anger?[b]
His wrath is poured out like fire;
    rocks are shattered before[c] him.
Yahweh is good—a refuge in the day of distress;
    he knows those who take refuge in him.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 1:5 Or “melt”
  2. Nahum 1:6 Literally “the heat of his anger”
  3. Nahum 1:6 Or “by”