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Nahum 1:6

NETBible	No one can withstand¹ his indignation!² No one can resist³ his fierce anger!⁴ His wrath is poured out like volcanic fire, boulders are broken up⁵ as he approaches.⁶
NIV © biblegateway Nah 1:6	Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his fierce anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; the rocks are shattered before him.
NASB © biblegateway Nah 1:6	Who can stand before His indignation? Who can endure the burning of His anger? His wrath is poured out like fire And the rocks are broken up by Him.
NLT © biblegateway Nah 1:6	Who can stand before his fierce anger? Who can survive his burning fury? His rage blazes forth like fire, and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence.
MSG © biblegateway Nah 1:6	Who can face such towering anger? Who can stand up to this fierce rage? His anger spills out like a river of lava, his fury shatters boulders.
BBE © SABDAweb Nah 1:6	Who may keep his place before his wrath? and who may undergo the heat of his passion? his wrath is let loose like fire and the rocks are broken open by him.
NRSV © bibleoremus Nah 1:6	Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and by him the rocks are broken in pieces.
NKJV © biblegateway Nah 1:6	Who can stand before His indignation? And who can endure the fierceness of His anger? His fury is poured out like fire, And the rocks are thrown down by Him.
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KJV	Who can stand <05975> (8799) before <06440> his indignation <02195>_? and who can abide <06965> (8799) in the fierceness <02740> of his anger <0639>_? his fury <02534> is poured out <05413> (8738) like fire <0784>_, and the rocks <06697> are thrown down <05422> (8738) by him. {abide: Heb. stand up}
NASB © biblegateway Nah 1:6	Who <04310> can stand <05975> before <06440> His indignation <02195> ? Who <04310> can endure <06965> the burning <02740> of His anger <0639> ? His wrath <02534> is poured <05413> out like fire <0784> And the rocks <06697> are broken <05422> up by Him.
LXXM	apo <575> PREP proswpou <4383> N-GSN orghv <3709> N-GSF autou <846> D-GSM tiv <5100> I-NSM uposthsetai {V-FMI-3S} kai <2532> CONJ tiv <5100> I-NSM antisthsetai {V-FMI-3S} en <1722> PREP orgh <3709> N-DSF yumou <2372> N-GSM autou <846> D-GSM o <3588> T-NSM yumov <2372> N-NSM autou <846> D-GSM thkei <5080> V-PAI-3S arcav <746> N-APF kai <2532> CONJ ai <3588> T-NPF petrai <4073> N-NPF dieyrubhsan {V-API-3P} ap <575> PREP autou <846> D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	No one <04310> can withstand <05975> <06440> his indignation <02195> ! No one <04310> can resist <06965> his fierce <02740> anger <0639> ! His wrath <02534> is poured out <05413> like volcanic fire <0784> , boulders <06697> are broken up <05422> as he approaches.
HEBREW	wnmm <04480> wutn <05422> Myruhw <06697> sak <0784> hktn <05413> wtmx <02534> wpa <0639> Nwrxb <02740> Mwqy <06965> ymw <04310> dwmey <05975> ym <04310> wmez <02195> ynpl (1:6) <06440>

NETBible

No one can withstand¹ his indignation!² No one can resist³ his fierce anger!⁴ His wrath is poured out like volcanic fire, boulders are broken up⁵ as he approaches.⁶

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “stand before” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV, NLT). The Hebrew verb עָמַד (’amad, “stand”) here denotes “to resist, withstand.” It is used elsewhere of warriors taking a stand in battle to hold their ground against enemies (Judg 2:14; Josh 10:8; 21:44; 23:9; 2 Kgs 10:4; Dan 11:16; Amos 2:15). It is also used of people trying to protect their lives from enemy attack (Esth 8:11; 9:16). Like a mighty warrior, the Lord will attack his enemies, but none will be able to make a stand against him; none will be able to hold their ground against him; and none will be able to protect themselves from his onslaught (Pss 76:7[8]; 147:17; Mal 3:2).

²tn Heb “Who can stand before his indignation?” The rhetorical question expects a negative answer; it is translated here as an emphatic denial. The Hebrew noun זַעַם (za’am, “indignation, curse”) connotes the angry wrath or indignant curse of God (Isa 10:5, 25; 13:5; 26:20; 30:27; Jer 10:10; 15:17; 50:25; Ezek 21:36; 22:24, 31; Hab 3:12; Zeph 3:8; Pss 38:4; 69:25; 78:49; 102:11; Lam 2:6; Dan 8:19; 11:36). It depicts anger expressed in the form of punishment (HALOT 276 s.v.; TWOT 1:247).

³tn Heb “Who can rise up against…?” The verb יָקוּם (yaqum, “arise”) is here a figurative expression connoting resistance. Although the adversative sense of בְּ (bet) with יָקוּם (yaqum, “against him”) is attested, denoting hostile action taken against one’s enemy (Mic 7:6; Ps 27:12), the locative sense (“before him”) is preferred due to the parallelism with לִפְנֵי (lifney, “before him”).

⁴tn Heb “Who can rise up against the heat of his anger?” The rhetorical question expects a negative answer which is translated as an emphatic denial to clarify the point.

⁵tn Or “burst into flames.” The Niphal perfect נִתְּצוּ (nittÿtsu) from נָתַץ (natats, “to break up, throw down”) may denote “are broken up” or “are thrown down.” The BHS editors suggest emending the MT’s נִתְּצוּ (nittÿtsu) to נִצְּתּוּ (nitsÿtu, Niphal perfect from יָצַת [yatsat, “to burn, to kindle, to burst into flames”]): “boulders burst into flames.” This merely involves the simple transposition of the second and third consonants. This emendation is supported by a few Hebrew mss (cited in BHS apparatus). It is supported contextually by fire and heat motifs in 1:5-6. The same metathesis of נִתְּצוּ and נִצְּתּוּ occurs in Jer 4:26.

⁶tn Heb “before him” (so NAB, NIV, TEV).