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Nahum 2:1-4

1One who scattersמֵפִ֛יץme.FitzH6327advancesעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927againstH5921youפָּנַ֖יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440, O Nineveh.Guardנָצ֣וֹרna.TzorH5341the fortressמְצֻרָ֑הme.tzu.RahH4694!Watchצַפֵּה־tza.peh-H6822the roadדֶ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870!Brace yourselvesחַזֵּ֣ק מָתְנַ֔יִםcha.Zek ma.te.Na.yimH2388 H4975!Summonאַמֵּ֥ץ'a.MetzH553allמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966your strengthכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581!

2Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853will restoreשָׁ֤בshavH7725the splendorגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290like the splendorכִּגְא֖וֹןkig.'onH1347of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thoughכִּ֤יkiH3588destroyersבְקָקוּם֙ve.ka.KumH1238have laid them wasteבֹּֽקְקִ֔יםbo.ke.KimH1238and ruinedשִׁחֵֽתוּ׃shi.Che.tuH7843the branches of their vineוּזְמֹרֵיהֶ֖םu.ze.mo.rei.HemH2156.

3The shieldsמָגֵ֨ןma.GenH4043of his mighty menגִּבֹּרֵ֜יהוּgi.bo.Rei.huH1368are redמְאָדָּ֗םme.'a.DamH119;the valiant warriorsחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH376 H2428are dressed in scarletמְתֻלָּעִ֔יםme.tu.la.'ImH8529.The fittingsפְּלָד֥וֹתpe.la.DotH6393of the chariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393flash like fireבְּאֵשׁ־be.'esh-H784on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117they are preparedהֲכִינ֑וֹha.khi.NoH3559,and the spears of cypressוְהַבְּרֹשִׁ֖יםve.ha.be.ro.ShimH1265have been brandishedהָרְעָֽלוּ׃ha.re.'A.luH7477.

4The chariotsH7393dashיִתְהוֹלְל֣וּyit.ho.LuH1984through the streetsבַּֽחוּצוֹת֙ba.chu.tzOtH2351;they rush aroundיִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּןyish.tak.she.KunH8264the plazasבָּרְחֹב֑וֹתba.re.cho.VotH7339,appearingמַרְאֵיהֶן֙mar.'ei.HenH4758like torchesכַּלַּפִּידִ֔םka.la.pi.DimH3940,darting aboutיְרוֹצֵֽצוּ׃ye.ro.Tze.tzuH7323like lightningכַּבְּרָקִ֖יםka.be.ra.KimH1300.

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