King James Version

Nahum 3

1Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945to the bloodyדָּמִ֑יםda.MimH1818cityעִ֣יר'irH5892! it isall fullמְלֵאָ֔הme.le.'AhH4392of liesכַּ֤חַשׁKa.chashH3585androbberyפֶּ֙רֶק֙pe.rekH6563;the preyטָֽרֶף׃Ta.refH2964departethיָמִ֖ישׁya.MishH4185not;

2The noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of a whipשׁ֔וֹטShotH7752,and the noiseוְק֖וֹלve.KolH6963of the rattlingרַ֣עַשׁRa.'ashH7494of the wheelsאוֹפָ֑ן'o.FanH212,and of the pransingדֹּהֵ֔רdo.HerH1725horsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483,and of the jumpingמְרַקֵּדָֽה׃me.ra.ke.DahH7540chariotsוּמֶרְכָּבָ֖הu.mer.ka.VahH4818.

3The horsemanפָּרָ֣שׁpa.RashH6571lifteth upמַעֲלֶ֗הma.'a.LehH5927both the brightוְלַ֤הַבve.La.havH3851swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719and the glitteringוּבְרַ֣קu.ve.RakH1300spearחֲנִ֔יתcha.NitH2595: and there isa multitudeוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230of slainחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491,and a greatוְכֹ֣בֶדve.KhoedH3514number of carcasesפָּ֑גֶרPa.gerH6297; and there isnone endקֵ֙צֶה֙ke.tzehH7097of theircorpsesלַגְּוִיָּ֔הla.ge.vi.YahH1472;they stumbleוְכָשְׁל֖וּve.yikh.she.luH3782upon their corpsesבִּגְוִיָּתָֽם׃big.vi.ya.TamH1472:

4Because of the multitudeמֵרֹב֙me.RoH7230of the whoredomsזְנוּנֵ֣יze.nu.NeiH2183of the wellfavouredט֥וֹבַת חֵ֖ןToat chenH2580 H2896harlotזוֹנָ֔הzo.NahH2181,the mistressבַּעֲלַ֣תba.'a.LatH1172of witchcraftsכְּשָׁפִ֑יםke.sha.FimH3785,that sellethהַמֹּכֶ֤רֶתha.mo.Khe.retH4376nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471through her whoredomsבִּזְנוּנֶ֔יהָbiz.nu.Nei.haH2183,and familiesוּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹתu.mish.pa.ChotH4940through her witchcraftsבִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ׃bikh.sha.Fei.haH3785.

5Behold, I amagainst thee, saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;and I will discoverוְגִלֵּיתִ֥יve.gi.lei.TiH1540thy skirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757upon thy faceפָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440,and I will shewוְהַרְאֵיתִ֤יve.har.'ei.TiH7200the nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471thy nakednessמַעְרֵ֔ךְma'.RekhH4626,and the kingdomsוּמַמְלָכ֖וֹתu.mam.la.KhotH4467thy shameקְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ke.lo.NekhH7036.

6And I will castוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥יve.hish.lakh.TiH7993abominable filthשִׁקֻּצִ֖יםshi.ku.TzimH8251upon thee, and make thee vileוְנִבַּלְתִּ֑יךְve.ni.bal.TikhH5034,and will setוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְve.sam.TikhH7760thee as a gazingstockכְּרֹֽאִי׃ke.Ro.'iH7210.

7And it shall come to pass, thatall they that lookרֹאַ֙יִךְ֙ro.'A.yikhH7200upon thee shall fleeיִדּ֣וֹדyi.DodH5074from thee, and sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559,Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210is laid wasteשָׁדְּדָ֣הsha.de.DahH7703:who will bemoanיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110her? whenceמֵאַ֛יִןme.'A.yinH370shall I seekאֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245comfortersמְנַחֲמִ֖יםme.na.cha.MimH5162for thee?

8Art thou betterהֲתֵֽיטְבִי֙ha.tei.te.ViH3190than populousאָמ֔וֹן'a.MonH528 H527Noמִנֹּ֣אmi.No'H4996,that was situateהַיֹּֽשְׁבָה֙hai.yo.she.VahH3427among the riversבַּיְאֹרִ֔יםbay.'o.RimH2975, that hadthe watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325round aboutסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439it, whose rampartחֵ֣ילcheilH2426wasthe seaיָ֔םYamH3220, andher wallחוֹמָתָֽהּ׃cho.ma.TahH2346wasfrom the seaמִיָּ֖םmi.YamH3220?

9Ethiopiaכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568and Egyptוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714wereher strengthעָצְמָ֛ה'a.tze.MahH6109, and it wasinfiniteוְאֵ֣ין קֵ֑צֶהve.'Ein Ke.tzehH7097 H369;Putפּ֣וּטputH6316and Lubimוְלוּבִ֔יםve.lu.VimH3864were thy helpersבְּעֶזְרָתֵֽךְ׃be.'ez.ra.TekhH5833.

10Yet wasshe carried awayלַגֹּלָה֙la.go.LahH1473,she wentהָלְכָ֣הha.le.KhahH1980into captivityבַשֶּׁ֔בִיva.She.viH7628:her young childrenעֹלָלֶ֛יהָ'o.la.Lei.haH5768also were dashed in piecesיְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּye.ru.te.ShuH7376at the topבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of all the streetsחוּצ֑וֹתchu.TzotH2351:and they castיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486for her honourable menנִכְבַּדֶּ֙יהָ֙nikh.ba.Dei.haH3513,and all her great menגְּדוֹלֶ֖יהָge.do.Lei.haH1419were boundרֻתְּק֥וּru.te.KuH7576in chainsבַזִּקִּֽים׃va.zi.KimH2131.

11Thou also shalt be drunkenתִּשְׁכְּרִ֔יtish.ke.RiH7937:thou shalt be hidנַֽעֲלָמָ֑הna.'a.la.MahH5956,thou also shalt seekתְּבַקְשִׁ֥יte.vak.ShiH1245strengthמָע֖וֹזma.'ozH4581because of the enemyמֵאוֹיֵֽב׃me.'o.YevH341.

12All thy strong holdsמִבְצָרַ֔יִךְmiv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013shall be likefig treesתְּאֵנִ֖יםte.'e.NimH8384with the firstripe figsבִּכּוּרִ֑יםbi.ku.RimH1061:if they be shakenיִנּ֕וֹעוּyi.No.'uH5128,they shall even fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307into the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the eaterאוֹכֵֽל׃'o.KhelH398.

13Behold, thy peopleעַמֵּ֤ךְ'a.MekhH5971in the midstבְּקִרְבֵּ֔ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130of thee arewomenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802:the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of thy landאַרְצֵ֑ךְ'ar.TzekhH776shall be set wideפָּת֥וֹחַpa.To.achH6605openנִפְתְּח֖וּnif.te.ChuH6605unto thine enemiesלְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יִךְle.'O.ye.Va.yikhH341:the fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784shall devourאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398thy barsבְּרִיחָֽיִך׃be.ri.Cha.yikhH1280.

14Drawשַֽׁאֲבִי־sha.'a.vi-H7579thee watersמֵ֤יmeiH4325for the siegeמָצוֹר֙ma.tzOrH4692,fortifyחַזְּקִ֖יcha.ze.KiH2388thy strong holdsמִבְצָרָ֑יִךְmiv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013:goבֹּ֧אִיBo.'iH935into clayבַטִּ֛יטva.TitH2916,and treadוְרִמְסִ֥יve.rim.SiH7429the morterבַחֹ֖מֶרva.Cho.merH2563,make strongהַחֲזִ֥יקִיha.cha.Zi.kiH2388the brickkilnמַלְבֵּֽן׃mal.BenH4404.

15There shall the fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784devourתֹּאכְלֵ֣ךְto.khe.LekhH398thee; the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719shall cut thee offתַּכְרִיתֵ֣ךְtakh.ri.TekhH3772,it shall eat thee upתֹּאכְלֵ֖ךְto.khe.LekhH398like the cankerwormכַּיָּ֑לֶקkai.Ya.lekH3218:make thyself manyהִתְכַּבֵּ֣דhit.ka.BedH3513as the cankerwormכַּיֶּ֔לֶקkai.Ye.lekH3218,make thyself manyהִֽתְכַּבְּדִ֖יhit.ka.be.DiH3513as the locustsכָּאַרְבֶּֽה׃ka.'ar.BehH697.

16Thou hast multipliedהִרְבֵּית֙hir.BeitH7235thy merchantsרֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְro.khe.La.yikhH7402above the starsמִכּוֹכְבֵ֖יmi.kokh.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:the cankerwormיֶ֥לֶקYe.lekH3218spoilethפָּשַׁ֖טpa.ShatH6584,and flieth awayוַיָּעֹֽף׃vai.ya.'OfH5774.

17Thy crownedמִנְּזָרַ֙יִךְ֙mi.ne.za.Ra.yikhH4502areas the locustsכָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔הka.'ar.BehH697,and thy captainsוְטַפְסְרַ֖יִךְve.taf.se.Ra.yikhH2951as the great grasshoppersH1462,which campהַֽחוֹנִ֤יםha.cho.NimH2583in the hedgesבַּגְּדֵרוֹת֙ba.ge.de.rOtH1448in the coldקָרָ֔הka.RahH7135dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, butwhen the sunשֶׁ֤מֶשׁShe.meshH8121arisethזָֽרְחָה֙za.re.ChahH2224they flee awayוְנוֹדַ֔דve.no.DadH5074,and their placeמְקוֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725is not knownנוֹדַ֥עno.Da'H3045whereאַיָּֽם׃'ai.YamH335they are.

18Thy shepherdsרֹעֶ֙יךָ֙ro.'Ei.khaH7462slumberנָמ֤וּna.MuH5123,O kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804:thy noblesאַדִּירֶ֑יךָ'a.di.Rei.khaH117shall dwellיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּyish.ke.NuH7931in the dust:thy peopleעַמְּךָ֛'a.me.KhaH5971is scatteredנָפֹ֧שׁוּna.Fo.shuH6335upon the mountainsהֶהָרִ֖יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and no man gatherethמְקַבֵּֽץ׃me.ka.BetzH6908them.

19There isno healingכֵּהָ֣הke.HahH3545of thy bruiseלְשִׁבְרֶ֔ךָle.shiv.Re.khaH7667;thy woundמַכָּתֶ֑ךָma.ka.Te.khaH4347is grievousנַחְלָ֖הnach.LahH2470:all that hearשֹׁמְעֵ֣יsho.me.'EiH8085the bruitשִׁמְעֲךָ֗shim.'a.KhaH8088of thee shall clapתָּ֤קְעוּTa.ke.'uH8628the handsכַף֙khafH3709over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickednessרָעָתְךָ֖ra.'a.te.KhaH7451passedעָבְרָ֥ה'a.ve.RahH5674continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548?

Commentaries on Nahum 3

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