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Nahum 1:8-14

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.”

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