Holy Scripture

Nahum 1:6

A church father on this verse
“(Verse 6) Who can stand before the face of His anger, and who can endure the fury of His wrath? LXX translation: Who can withstand the face of His anger, and who can resist in the fury of His wrath? Symmachus has interpreted it more clearly: Who can endure the wrath of His fury? Therefore, it is rare or nonexistent to…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Nahum

Source: Septuagint

Original

6Who shall stand before his anger? and who shall withstand in the anger of his wrath? his wrath brings to nought kingdoms, and the rocks are burst asunder by him.

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In context

4He threatens the sea, and dries it up, and exhausts all the rivers: the land of Bashan, and Carmel are brought low, and the flourishing trees of Lebanon have come to nought.

5The mountains quake at him, and the hills are shaken, and the earth recoils at his presence, even the world, and all that dwell in it.

— Nahum 1:6 —

7The Lord is good to them that wait on him in the day of affliction; and he knows them that reverence him.

8But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end: darkness shall pursue those that rise up against him and his enemies.

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