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Nahum 2:8-13

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.

11Where isthe dwellingמְע֣וֹןme.'onH4583of the lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738,and the feedingplaceוּמִרְעֶ֥הu.mir.'EhH4829of the young lionsלַכְּפִרִ֑יםla.ke.fi.RimH3715,where the lionאַרְיֵ֨ה'ar.YehH738, eventhe old lionלָבִ֥יאla.Vi'H3833,walkedהָלַךְ֩ha.laKhH1980, andthe lion’sאַרְיֵ֖ה'ar.YehH738whelpגּ֥וּרgurH1482, and none made themafraidמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729?

12The lionH738did tear in piecesטֹרֵף֙to.RefH2963enoughבְּדֵ֣יbe.DeiH1767for his whelpsגֹֽרוֹתָ֔יוgo.ro.TavH1484,and strangledוּמְחַנֵּ֖קu.me.cha.NekH2614for his lionessesH3833,and filledוַיְמַלֵּא־vay.ma.le'-H4390his holesחֹרָ֔יוcho.RavH2356with preyטֶ֣רֶףTe.refH2964,and his densוּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יוu.me.'o.no.TavH4585with ravinטְרֵפָֽה׃te.re.FahH2966.

13Behold, I amagainst thee, saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and I will burnוְהִבְעַרְתִּ֤יve.hiv.'ar.TiH1197her chariotsרִכְבָּ֔הּrikh.BahH7393in the smokeבֶֽעָשָׁן֙ve.'a.ShanH6227,and the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719shall devourתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398thy young lionsוּכְפִירַ֖יִךְu.khe.fi.Ra.yikhH3715:and I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772thy preyH2964from the earthמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙me.'E.retzH776,and the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of thy messengersמַלְאָכֵֽכֵה׃ סmal.'a.Khe.khehH4397shall no more be heardיִשָּׁמַ֥עyi.sha.Ma'H8085.

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