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Nahum 1:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Nahum 1:3

Verse 3 of 15

Scripture focus

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.

Nahum 1:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Nahum 1:3

Theological / Devotional

Slow to anger. See Ex. 34:6, 7. Divine mercy is proof, not of weakness, but of strength. Men may be “slow to anger” against iniquity because their moral callousness and insensibility make them so. For this they are to be pitied rather than admired. On the other hand, God delays manifesting His wrath against sin and sinners because He is “not willing that any should perish” (2 Peter 3:9). He grants time for repentance. Even when His offers of mercy are spurned He is loath to punish. “How shall I give thee up?” (Hosea 11:8) is the cry of His great heart of love. However, He cannot “acquit the wicked,” and those who persist in iniquity must reap the results.

Whirlwind. God’s power is represented as displayed in the elements.

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