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The Lord Is Angry at Nineveh

The Lord is a jealous God.
    The Lord punishes the guilty,
    and he is very angry.
The Lord punishes his enemies,
    and he stays angry with them.
The Lord is patient,
    but he is also very powerful!
The Lord will punish the guilty;
    he will not let them go free.
He will use whirlwinds and storms to show his power.
    People walk on the dusty ground, but he walks on the clouds.
He will speak harshly to the sea, and it will become dry.
    He will dry up all the rivers.
The rich lands of Bashan and Carmel become dry and dead.
    The flowers in Lebanon fade away.

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The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh

The Lord is a jealous(A) and avenging God;
    the Lord takes vengeance(B) and is filled with wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance on his foes
    and vents his wrath against his enemies.(C)
The Lord is slow to anger(D) but great in power;
    the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.(E)
His way is in the whirlwind(F) and the storm,(G)
    and clouds(H) are the dust of his feet.
He rebukes(I) the sea and dries it up;(J)
    he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel(K) wither
    and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.

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