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Nahum 1:2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 2 Jehovah is a God who requires exclusive devotion+ and takes vengeance;
  Jehovah takes vengeance and is ready to express his wrath.+
  
  Jehovah takes vengeance against his foes,
  And he stores up wrath for his enemies.

Nahum 1:2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 2 Jehovah is a God* exacting exclusive devotion+ and taking vengeance; Jehovah is taking vengeance+ and is disposed to* rage.+ Jehovah is taking vengeance against his adversaries,+ and he is resentful toward his enemies.+

Nahum 1:2

The Bible in Living English
- 2 * Jehovah is a jealous deity and takes revenge;
  Jehovah takes revenge and is fierce in temper;
  Jehovah takes revenge on his foes
  and bears his enemies in mind.

Nahum 1:2

American Standard Version
- 2 Jehovah is a jealous God and avengeth; Jehovah avengeth and is full of wrath; Jehovah taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

Nahum 1:2

The Emphasized Bible
- 2 A God jealous and avenging is Yahweh, An avenger is Yahweh and a lord of wrath, An avenger is Yahweh towards his adversaries, And a retainer [of anger] is he to his foes.

Nahum 1:2

King James Version
- 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.