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Nahum 2:5-10

5He shall recountיִזְכֹּר֙yiz.KorH2142his worthiesאַדִּירָ֔יו'a.di.RavH117:they shall stumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782in their walkבַּהֲלִֽיכָתָ֑םva.ha.li.kho.tamH1979;they shall make hasteיְמַֽהֲרוּ֙ye.ma.ha.RuH4116to the wallחֽוֹמָתָ֔הּcho.ma.TahH2346thereof, and the defenceהַסֹּכֵֽךְ׃ha.so.KhekhH5526shall be preparedוְהֻכַ֖ןve.hu.KhanH3559.

6The gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֥יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the riversהַנְּהָר֖וֹתha.ne.ha.RotH5104shall be openedנִפְתָּ֑חוּnif.Ta.chuH6605,and the palaceוְהַֽהֵיכָ֖לve.ha.hei.KhalH1964shall be dissolvedנָמֽוֹג׃na.MogH4127.

7And Huzzabוְהֻצַּ֖בve.hu.TzavH5324shall be led away captiveגֻּלְּתָ֣הgu.le.TahH1540,she shall be brought upהֹֽעֲלָ֑תָהho.'a.La.tahH5927,and her maidsוְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָve.'am.ho.Tei.haH519shall leadמְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙me.na.ha.goyTH5090heras with the voiceכְּק֣וֹלke.KolH6963of dovesיוֹנִ֔יםyo.NimH3123,taberingמְתֹפְפֹ֖תme.to.fe.FotH8608upon their breastsלִבְבֵהֶֽן׃li.ve.HenH3824.

8But Ninevehוְנִינְוֵ֥הve.ni.ne.VehH5210isof oldמִ֣ימֵיMi.meiH3117like a poolכִבְרֵֽכַת־khiv.re.khat-H1295of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325:yet they shall flee awayנָסִ֔יםna.SimH5127.Standעִמְד֥וּ'im.DuH5975,standעֲמֹ֖דוּ'a.Mo.duH5975, shall they cry;but none shall look backמַפְנֶֽה׃maf.NehH6437.

9Take ye the spoilבֹּ֥זּוּBo.zuH962of silverכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701,take the spoilבֹּ֣זּוּBo.zuH962of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091: for there isnone endקֵ֙צֶה֙ke.tzehH7097of the storeלַתְּכוּנָ֔הla.te.khu.NahH8498andgloryכָּבֹ֕דka.VodH3519out of all the pleasantחֶמְדָּֽה׃chem.DahH2532furnitureכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627.

10She is emptyבּוּקָ֥הbu.KahH950,and voidוּמְבוּקָ֖הu.me.vu.KahH4003,and wasteוּמְבֻלָּקָ֑הu.me.vu.la.KahH1110:and the heartוְלֵ֨בve.LevH3820meltethנָמֵ֜סna.MesH4549,and the kneesבִּרְכַּ֗יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290smite togetherוּפִ֣קu.FikH6375,and much painוְחַלְחָלָה֙ve.chal.cha.LahH2479isin all loinsמָתְנַ֔יִםma.te.Na.yimH4975,and the facesוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440of them all gatherקִבְּצ֥וּki.be.TzuH6908blacknessפָארֽוּר׃fa.RurH6289.

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