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Nahum 3:8-13

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.

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