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Nahum 2:5-10

5He summonsיִזְכֹּר֙yiz.KorH2142his noblesאַדִּירָ֔יו'a.di.RavH117;they stumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782as they advanceבַּהֲלִֽיכָתָ֑םva.ha.li.kho.tamH1979.They raceיְמַֽהֲרוּ֙ye.ma.ha.RuH4116to its wallחֽוֹמָתָ֔הּcho.ma.TahH2346;the protective shieldהַסֹּכֵֽךְ׃ha.so.KhekhH5526is set in placeוְהֻכַ֖ןve.hu.KhanH3559.

6The riverהַנְּהָר֖וֹתha.ne.ha.RotH5104gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֥יsha.'a.ReiH8179are thrown openנִפְתָּ֑חוּnif.Ta.chuH6605and the palaceוְהַֽהֵיכָ֖לve.ha.hei.KhalH1964collapsesנָמֽוֹג׃na.MogH4127.

7It is decreed thatוְהֻצַּ֖בve.hu.TzavH5324the citybe exiledגֻּלְּתָ֣הgu.le.TahH1540and carried awayהֹֽעֲלָ֑תָהho.'a.La.tahH5927;her maidservantsוְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָve.'am.ho.Tei.haH519moanמְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙me.na.ha.goyTH5090likeכְּק֣וֹלke.KolH6963dovesיוֹנִ֔יםyo.NimH3123,and beatמְתֹפְפֹ֖תme.to.fe.FotH8608uponעַל־'al-H5921their breastsלִבְבֵהֶֽן׃li.ve.HenH3824.

8Ninevehוְנִינְוֵ֥הve.ni.ne.VehH5210has been like a poolכִבְרֵֽכַת־khiv.re.khat-H1295of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325throughoutהִ֑יאHi'H1931her daysמִ֣ימֵיMi.meiH3117,but nowוְהֵ֣מָּהve.He.mahH1992it is draining awayנָסִ֔יםna.SimH5127. “Stopעִמְד֥וּ'im.DuH5975!Stop!” they cryעֲמֹ֖דוּ'a.Mo.duH5975,but noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369one turns backמַפְנֶֽה׃maf.NehH6437.

9“Plunderבֹּ֥זּוּBo.zuH962the silverכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701!Plunderבֹּ֣זּוּBo.zuH962the goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091!”There is noH369endקֵ֙צֶה֙ke.tzehH7097to the treasureלַתְּכוּנָ֔הla.te.khu.NahH8498,an abundanceכָּבֹ֕דka.VodH3519of everyמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605preciousחֶמְדָּֽה׃chem.DahH2532thingכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627.

10She is emptiedבּוּקָ֥הbu.KahH950!Yes, she is desolateוּמְבוּקָ֖הu.me.vu.KahH4003and laid wasteוּמְבֻלָּקָ֑הu.me.vu.la.KahH1110!Heartsוְלֵ֨בve.LevH3820meltנָמֵ֜סna.MesH4549,kneesבִּרְכַּ֗יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290knockוּפִ֣קu.FikH6375,bodiesמָתְנַ֔יִםma.te.Na.yimH4975trembleוְחַלְחָלָה֙ve.chal.cha.LahH2479,and everyH3605faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440 H3605grows paleקִבְּצ֥וּ פָארֽוּר׃ki.be.Tzu fa.RurH6908 H6289!

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