Berean Standard Bible
Nahum 3:14-19
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!
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.MoH3045H4725whereאַיָּֽם׃'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 khafH8628H3709yourעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921downfall,forכִּ֗י עַל־Ki 'al-H3588H5921whoמִ֛יmiH4310has notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808experiencedעָבְרָ֥ה'a.ve.RahH5674your constantתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548crueltyרָעָתְךָ֖ra.'a.te.KhaH7451?
Commentaries on Nahum 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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