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Nahum 2:8-13

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!

11Whereאַיֵּה֙'ai.YehH346is the lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738’lairמְע֣וֹןme.'onH4583or the feeding groundוּמִרְעֶ֥ה ה֖וּאu.mir.'Eh hu'H4829 H1931of the young lionsלַכְּפִרִ֑יםla.ke.fi.RimH3715,whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the lionאַרְיֵ֨ה'ar.YehH738and lionessלָבִ֥יא שָׁ֛םla.Vi' shamH3833 H8033prowledהָלַךְ֩ha.laKhH1980withאַרְיֵ֖ה'ar.YehH738theircubsגּ֥וּרgurH1482,with nothingוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369to frighten them awayמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729?

12The lionH738mauledטֹרֵף֙to.RefH2963enough forבְּדֵ֣יbe.DeiH1767its cubsגֹֽרוֹתָ֔יוgo.ro.TavH1484and strangled preyוּמְחַנֵּ֖קu.me.cha.NekH2614for the lionessH3833.It filledוַיְמַלֵּא־vay.ma.le'-H4390its densחֹרָ֔יוcho.RavH2356with the killטֶ֣רֶףTe.refH2964,and its lairsוּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יוu.me.'o.no.TavH4585with mauled preyטְרֵפָֽה׃te.re.FahH2966.

13“Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005,I am against youאֵלַ֗יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635. “I will reduceוְהִבְעַרְתִּ֤יve.hiv.'ar.TiH1197your chariotsרִכְבָּ֔הּrikh.BahH7393to cindersבֶֽעָשָׁן֙ve.'a.ShanH6227,and the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719will devourתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398your young lionsוּכְפִירַ֖יִךְu.khe.fi.Ra.yikhH3715.I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772your preyH2964from the earthמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙me.'E.retzH776,and the voicesק֥וֹלKolH6963of your messengersמַלְאָכֵֽכֵה׃ סmal.'a.Khe.khehH4397will no longerוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808be heardיִשָּׁמַ֥עyi.sha.Ma'H8085ע֖וֹדodH5750.”

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