Berean Standard Bible

Nahum 1

(Jonah 1:1–3)

1This is the burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853against Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֑הnin.VehH5210,the bookסֵ֧פֶרSe.ferH5612of the visionחֲז֛וֹןcha.ZonH2377of Nahumנַח֖וּםna.ChumH5151the Elkoshiteהָאֶלְקֹשִֽׁי׃ha.'el.ko.ShiH512:

2The LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is a jealousקַנּ֤וֹאka.No'H7072and avengingוְנֹקֵם֙ve.no.KemH5358Godאֵ֣ל'elH410;the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is avengingנֹקֵ֥םno.KemH5358and fullוּבַ֣עַלu.Va.'alH1167of wrathחֵמָ֑הche.MahH2534.The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068takes vengeanceנֹקֵ֤םno.KemH5358on His foesלְצָרָ֔יוle.tza.RavH6862ה֖וּאhu'H1931and reservesוְנוֹטֵ֥רve.no.TerH5201wrathfor His enemiesלְאֹיְבָֽיו׃le.'o.ye.VavH341.

3The LORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639and greatוּגְדָלu.ge.dol-H1419in powerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581;the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068will by no meansלֹ֣אlo'H3808leave the guilty unpunishedH5352.His pathדַּרְכּ֔וֹdar.KoH1870is in the whirlwindבְּסוּפָ֤הbe.su.FahH5492and stormוּבִשְׂעָרָה֙u.vis.'a.RahH8183,and cloudsוְעָנָ֖ןve.'a.NanH6051are the dustאֲבַ֥ק'a.VakH80beneath His feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

4He rebukesגּוֹעֵ֤רgo.'ErH1605the seaבַּיָּם֙bai.YamH3220and dries it upוַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּvai.ya.be.She.huH3001;He makes allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the riversהַנְּהָר֖וֹתha.ne.ha.RotH5104run dryהֶֽחֱרִ֑יבhe.che.RivH2717.Bashanבָּשָׁן֙ba.ShanH1316and Carmelוְכַרְמֶ֔לve.khar.MelH3760witherאֻמְלַ֤ל'um.LalH535,and the flowerוּפֶ֥רַחu.Fe.rachH6525of Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844wiltsאֻמְלָֽל׃'um.LalH535.

5The mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022quakeרָעֲשׁ֣וּra.'a.ShuH7493before Himמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480,and the hillsוְהַגְּבָע֖וֹתve.ha.ge.va.'otH1389melt awayהִתְמֹגָ֑גוּhit.mo.Ga.guH4127;the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776tremblesוַתִּשָּׂ֤אva.ti.Sa'H5375at His presenceמִפָּנָ֔יוmi.pa.NavH6440—the worldוְתֵבֵ֖לve.te.VelH8398and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its dwellersיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427.

6Whoמִ֣יmiH4310can withstandלִפְנֵ֤י יַֽעֲמ֔וֹדlif.Nei ya.'a.ModH6440 H5975His indignationזַעְמוֹ֙za'.MoH2195?Whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can endureיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965His burning angerבַּחֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֑וֹba.cha.Ron 'a.PoH2740 H639?His wrathחֲמָתוֹ֙cha.ma.ToH2534is poured outנִתְּכָ֣הni.te.KhahH5413like fireכָאֵ֔שׁkha.'EshH784;even rocksוְהַצֻּרִ֖יםve.ha.tzu.RimH6697are shatteredנִתְּצ֥וּni.te.TzuH5422before Himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.

7The LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896,a strongholdלְמָע֖וֹזle.ma.'ozH4581in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of distressצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869;He cares forוְיֹדֵ֖עַve.yo.De.a'H3045those who trustחֹ֥סֵיCho.seiH2620in Him.

8But with an overwhelmingעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674floodוּבְשֶׁ֣טֶףu.ve.She.tefH7858He will makeיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213an endכָּלָ֖הka.LahH3617of Ninevehמְקוֹמָ֑הּme.ko.MahH4725and pursueיְרַדֶּף־ye.ra.def-H7291His enemiesוְאֹיְבָ֖יוve.'o.ye.VavH341into darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.

9Whateverמַה־mah-H4100you plotתְּחַשְּׁבוּן֙te.cha.she.VunH2803againstאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Heה֣וּאhu'H1931will bringעֹשֶׂ֑ה'o.SehH6213to an endכָּלָ֖הka.LahH3617.Afflictionצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808rise upתָק֥וּםta.KumH6965a second timeפַּעֲמַ֖יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471.

10Forכִּ֚יkiH3588they will be entangledסְבֻכִ֔יםse.vu.KhimH5440as withעַד־'ad-H5704thornsסִירִ֣יםsi.RimH5518and consumedאֻ֨כְּל֔וּ'u.ke.LuH398like the drinkוּכְסָבְאָ֖םu.khe.sa.ve.'AmH5435of a drunkardסְבוּאִ֑יםse.vu.'ImH5433—like stubbleכְּקַ֥שׁke.KashH7179that is fullyמָלֵֽא׃ma.Le'H4392dryיָבֵ֖שׁya.VeshH3002.

11From youמִמֵּ֣ךְmi.MekhH4480, O Nineveh,comes forthיָצָ֔אya.Tza'H3318a plotterחֹשֵׁ֥בcho.ShevH2803of evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451againstעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,a counselorיֹעֵ֖ץyo.'EtzH3289of wickednessבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ סbe.li.Ya.'alH1100.

12This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Thoughאִם־'im-H518they are alliedשְׁלֵמִים֙ וְכֵ֣ןshe.le.Mim ve.KhenH8003 H3651and numerousרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227,yetוְכֵ֥ןve.KhenH3651they will be cut downנָגֹ֖זּוּna.Go.zuH1494and pass awayוְעָבָ֑רve.'a.VarH5674.Though I have afflicted youוְעִ֨נִּתִ֔ךְve.'I.ni.TikhH6031, O Judah,I will afflictאֲעַנֵּ֖ךְ'a.'a.NekhH6031you noלֹ֥אlo'H3808longerעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

13For I will nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258breakאֶשְׁבֹּ֥ר'esh.BorH7665their yokeמֹטֵ֖הוּmo.Te.huH4132from your neckמֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְme.'a.La.yikhH5921and tear awayאֲנַתֵּֽק׃'a.na.TekH5423your shacklesוּמוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִךְu.mos.ro.Ta.yikhH4147.”

14The LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has issued a commandוְצִוָּ֤הve.tzi.VahH6680concerning youעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921, O Nineveh: “There will be noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808descendantsיִזָּרַ֥עyi.za.Ra'H2232to carry on your nameמִשִּׁמְךָ֖ ע֑וֹדmi.shim.Kha odH8034 H5750.I will cut offאַכְרִ֨ית'akh.RitH3772the carved imageפֶּ֧סֶלPe.selH6459and cast idolוּמַסֵּכָ֛הu.ma.se.KhahH4541from the houseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of your godsאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;I will prepareאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760your graveקִבְרֶ֖ךָkiv.Re.chaH6913,forכִּ֥יkiH3588you are contemptibleקַלּֽוֹתָ׃ פka.Lo.taH7043.”

15Lookהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009toעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהֶהָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022—the feetרַגְלֵ֤יrag.LeiH7272of one who brings good newsמְבַשֵּׂר֙me.va.SerH1319,who proclaimsמַשְׁמִ֣יעַmash.Mi.a'H8085peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965!Celebrateחָגִּ֧יcha.GiH2287your feastsחַגַּ֖יִךְcha.Ga.yikhH2282,O Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063;fulfillשַׁלְּמִ֣יsha.le.MiH7999your vowsנְדָרָ֑יִךְne.da.Ra.yikhH5088.Forכִּי֩kiH3588the wickedבְּלִיַּ֖עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100will neverלֹ֨אlo'H3808againיוֹסִ֥יף ע֛וֹדyo.Sif odH3254 H5750march throughלַֽעֲבָרla.'a.Vor-H5674you;they will be utterlyכֻּלֹּ֥הku.LohH3605cut offנִכְרָֽת׃nikh.RatH3772.

(Jonah 1:1–3)

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