Nahum 1:3 meaning and explanation
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Nahum 1:3, Berean Standard Bible
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Nahum speaks to Judah about Nineveh, the Assyrian capital whose empire had crushed and threatened God's people. Verse 3 balances two truths about God's character: he is slow to anger, patient and reluctant to punish, yet great in power and never simply lets guilt go unaddressed.
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