Berean Standard Bible

Nahum 3

1Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945to the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of bloodדָּמִ֑יםda.MimH1818,fullכֻּלָּ֗הּku.LahH3605of liesכַּ֤חַשׁKa.chashH3585,full ofמְלֵאָ֔הme.le.'AhH4392plunderפֶּ֙רֶק֙pe.rekH6563,neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808withoutיָמִ֖ישׁya.MishH4185preyטָֽרֶף׃Ta.refH2964.

2The crackק֣וֹלKolH6963of the whipשׁ֔וֹטShotH7752,the rumbleוְק֖וֹל רַ֣עַשׁve.Kol Ra.'ashH6963 H7494of the wheelאוֹפָ֑ן'o.FanH212,gallopingדֹּהֵ֔רdo.HerH1725horseוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483and boundingמְרַקֵּדָֽה׃me.ra.ke.DahH7540chariotוּמֶרְכָּבָ֖הu.mer.ka.VahH4818!

3Chargingמַעֲלֶ֗הma.'a.LehH5927horsemanפָּרָ֣שׁpa.RashH6571,flashingוְלַ֤הַבve.La.havH3851swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719,shiningוּבְרַ֣קu.ve.RakH1300spearחֲנִ֔יתcha.NitH2595;heapsוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230of slainחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491,moundsוְכֹ֣בֶדve.KhoedH3514of corpsesפָּ֑גֶרPa.gerH6297,dead bodiesלַגְּוִיָּ֔הla.ge.vi.YahH1472withoutוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369endקֵ֙צֶה֙ke.tzehH7097—they stumbleוְכָשְׁל֖וּve.yikh.she.luH3782over their deadבִּגְוִיָּתָֽם׃big.vi.ya.TamH1472—

4because of the manyמֵרֹב֙me.RoH7230harlotriesזְנוּנֵ֣יze.nu.NeiH2183of the harlotזוֹנָ֔הzo.NahH2181,the seductiveט֥וֹבַת חֵ֖ןToat chenH2896 H2580mistressבַּעֲלַ֣תba.'a.LatH1172of sorceryכְּשָׁפִ֑יםke.sha.FimH3785,who betraysהַמֹּכֶ֤רֶתha.mo.Khe.retH4376nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471by her prostitutionבִּזְנוּנֶ֔יהָbiz.nu.Nei.haH2183and clansוּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹתu.mish.pa.ChotH4940by her witchcraftבִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ׃bikh.sha.Fei.haH3785.

5“Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005,I am against youאֵלַ֗יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635. “I will liftוְגִלֵּיתִ֥יve.gi.lei.TiH1540your skirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757overעַל־'al-H5921your faceפָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440.I will showוְהַרְאֵיתִ֤יve.har.'ei.TiH7200your nakednessמַעְרֵ֔ךְma'.RekhH4626to the nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471and your shameקְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ke.lo.NekhH7036to the kingdomsוּמַמְלָכ֖וֹתu.mam.la.KhotH4467.

6I will peltוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥יve.hish.lakh.TiH7993youעָלַ֛יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921with filthשִׁקֻּצִ֖יםshi.ku.TzimH8251and treat you with contemptוְנִבַּלְתִּ֑יךְve.ni.bal.TikhH5034;I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְve.sam.TikhH7760a spectacle of youכְּרֹֽאִי׃ke.Ro.'iH7210.

7Thenוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961allכָל־khol-H3605who see youרֹאַ֙יִךְ֙ro.'A.yikhH7200will recoilיִדּ֣וֹדyi.DodH5074from youמִמֵּ֔ךְmi.MekhH4480and sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, ‘Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210is devastatedשָׁדְּדָ֣הsha.de.DahH7703;whoמִ֖יmiH4310will grieveיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110for her?’Whereמֵאַ֛יִןme.'A.yinH370can I findאֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245comfortersמְנַחֲמִ֖יםme.na.cha.MimH5162for you?”

8Are you betterהֲתֵֽיטְבִי֙ha.tei.te.ViH3190than Thebesמִנֹּ֣א אָמ֔וֹןmi.No' 'a.MonH4996 H528,stationedהַיֹּֽשְׁבָה֙hai.yo.she.VahH3427by the Nileבַּיְאֹרִ֔יםbay.'o.RimH2975with waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325aroundסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439her,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834rampartחֵ֣ילcheilH2426was the seaיָ֔םYamH3220,whose wallחוֹמָתָֽהּ׃cho.ma.TahH2346was the waterמִיָּ֖םmi.YamH3220?

9Cushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568and Egyptוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714were her boundlessוְאֵ֣ין קֵ֑צֶהve.'Ein Ke.tzehH369 H7097strengthעָצְמָ֛ה'a.tze.MahH6109;Putפּ֣וּטputH6316and Libyaוְלוּבִ֔יםve.lu.VimH3864wereהָי֖וּha.YuH1961her alliesבְּעֶזְרָתֵֽךְ׃be.'ez.ra.TekhH5833.

10Yetגַּם־gam-H1571sheהִ֗יאHi'H1931became an exileלַגֹּלָה֙la.go.LahH1473;she wentהָלְכָ֣הha.le.KhahH1980into captivityבַשֶּׁ֔בִיva.She.viH7628.Her infantsגַּ֧ם עֹלָלֶ֛יהָgam 'o.la.Lei.haH5768 H1571were dashed to piecesיְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּye.ru.te.ShuH7376at the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetחוּצ֑וֹתchu.TzotH2351.They castיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486forוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921her dignitariesנִכְבַּדֶּ֙יהָ֙nikh.ba.Dei.haH3513,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605her noblesגְּדוֹלֶ֖יהָge.do.Lei.haH1419were boundרֻתְּק֥וּru.te.KuH7576in chainsבַזִּקִּֽים׃va.zi.KimH2131.

11Youאַ֣תְּ'atH859tooגַּם־gam-H1571will become drunkתִּשְׁכְּרִ֔יtish.ke.RiH7937;you will goתְּהִ֖יte.HiH1961into hidingנַֽעֲלָמָ֑הna.'a.la.MahH5956אַ֛תְּ'atH859andגַּם־gam-H1571seekתְּבַקְשִׁ֥יte.vak.ShiH1245refugeמָע֖וֹזma.'ozH4581from the enemyמֵאוֹיֵֽב׃me.'o.YevH341.

12Allכָּ֨ל־Kal-H3605your fortressesמִבְצָרַ֔יִךְmiv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013are fig treesתְּאֵנִ֖יםte.'e.NimH8384withעִם־'im-H5973the first ripe figsבִּכּוּרִ֑יםbi.ku.RimH1061;whenאִם־'im-H518shakenיִנּ֕וֹעוּyi.No.'uH5128,they fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307intoעַל־'al-H5921the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the eaterאוֹכֵֽל׃'o.KhelH398!

13Look atהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009your troopsעַמֵּ֤ךְ'a.MekhH5971—they are like your womenנָשִׁים֙ בְּקִרְבֵּ֔ךְna.Shim be.kir.BekhH802 H7130!The gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of your landאַרְצֵ֑ךְ'ar.TzekhH776are wide openH6605to your enemiesלְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יִךְle.'O.ye.Va.yikhH341;fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784consumesאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398their barsבְּרִיחָֽיִך׃be.ri.Cha.yikhH1280.

14Drawשַֽׁאֲבִי־sha.'a.vi-H7579yourwaterמֵ֤יmeiH4325for the siegeמָצוֹר֙ma.tzOrH4692;strengthenחַזְּקִ֖יcha.ze.KiH2388your fortressesמִבְצָרָ֑יִךְmiv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013.Workבֹּ֧אִיBo.'iH935the clayבַטִּ֛יטva.TitH2916and treadוְרִמְסִ֥יve.rim.SiH7429the mortarבַחֹ֖מֶרva.Cho.merH2563;repairהַחֲזִ֥יקִיha.cha.Zi.kiH2388the brickמַלְבֵּֽן׃mal.BenH4404kiln!

15Thereשָׁ֚םShamH8033the fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784will devour youתֹּאכְלֵ֣ךְto.khe.LekhH398;the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719will cut you downתַּכְרִיתֵ֣ךְtakh.ri.TekhH3772and consume youתֹּאכְלֵ֖ךְto.khe.LekhH398like a young locustכַּיָּ֑לֶקkai.Ya.lekH3218.Make yourself manyהִתְכַּבֵּ֣דhit.ka.BedH3513like the young locustכַּיֶּ֔לֶקkai.Ye.lekH3218;make yourself manyהִֽתְכַּבְּדִ֖יhit.ka.be.DiH3513like the swarming locustכָּאַרְבֶּֽה׃ka.'ar.BehH697!

16You have multipliedהִרְבֵּית֙hir.BeitH7235your merchantsרֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְro.khe.La.yikhH7402more than the starsמִכּוֹכְבֵ֖יmi.kokh.VeiH3556of the skyהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.The young locustיֶ֥לֶקYe.lekH3218strips the landפָּשַׁ֖טpa.ShatH6584and flies awayוַיָּעֹֽף׃vai.ya.'OfH5774.

17Your guardsמִנְּזָרַ֙יִךְ֙mi.ne.za.Ra.yikhH4502are like the swarming locustכָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔הka.'ar.BehH697,and your scribesוְטַפְסְרַ֖יִךְve.taf.se.Ra.yikhH2951like clouds of locustsH1462that settleהַֽחוֹנִ֤יםha.cho.NimH2583on the wallsבַּגְּדֵרוֹת֙ba.ge.de.rOtH1448on a coldקָרָ֔הka.RahH7135dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117.When the sunשֶׁ֤מֶשׁShe.meshH8121risesזָֽרְחָה֙za.re.ChahH2224,they fly awayוְנוֹדַ֔דve.no.DadH5074,and noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808one knowsנוֹדַ֥ע מְקוֹמ֖וֹno.Da' me.ko.MoH3045 H4725whereאַיָּֽם׃'ai.YamH335.

18O kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,your shepherdsרֹעֶ֙יךָ֙ro.'Ei.khaH7462slumberנָמ֤וּna.MuH5123;your officersאַדִּירֶ֑יךָ'a.di.Rei.khaH117sleepיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּyish.ke.NuH7931.Your peopleעַמְּךָ֛'a.me.KhaH5971are scatteredנָפֹ֧שׁוּna.Fo.shuH6335onעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהֶהָרִ֖יםhe.ha.RimH2022with no oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369to gather themמְקַבֵּֽץ׃me.ka.BetzH6908.

19There is noאֵין־'ein-H369healingכֵּהָ֣הke.HahH3545for your injuryלְשִׁבְרֶ֔ךָle.shiv.Re.khaH7667;your woundמַכָּתֶ֑ךָma.ka.Te.khaH4347is severeנַחְלָ֖הnach.LahH2470.Allכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605who hearשֹׁמְעֵ֣יsho.me.'EiH8085the news of youשִׁמְעֲךָ֗shim.'a.KhaH8088applaudתָּ֤קְעוּ כַף֙Ta.ke.'u khafH8628 H3709yourעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921downfall,forכִּ֗י עַל־Ki 'al-H3588 H5921whoמִ֛יmiH4310has notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808experiencedעָבְרָ֥ה'a.ve.RahH5674your constantתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548crueltyרָעָתְךָ֖ra.'a.te.KhaH7451?

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