New American Standard Bible 1995

Nahum 1

God Is Awesome

1Theoracleמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853ofNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֑הnin.VehH5210.The bookסֵ֧פֶרSe.ferH5612of the visionחֲז֛וֹןcha.ZonH2377of Nahumנַח֖וּםna.ChumH5151the Elkoshiteהָאֶלְקֹשִֽׁי׃ha.'el.ko.ShiH512.

2Ajealousקַנּ֤וֹאka.No'H7072and avengingH5358Godאֵ֣ל'elH410is the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isavengingH5358andwrathfulוּבַ֣עַלu.Va.'alH1167 H2534.The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068takesH5358vengeanceH5358on His adversariesלְצָרָ֔יוle.tza.RavH6862,And He reservesוְנוֹטֵ֥רve.no.TerH5201wrathH2534for His enemiesH340.

3The Lordיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068isslowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639and greatוּגְדָלu.ge.dol-H1419in powerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581,And the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068will by noלֹ֣אlo'H3808meansH5352leaveוְנַקֵּ֖הve.na.KehH5352the guiltyunpunishedיְנַקֶּ֑הye.na.KehH5352. Inwhirlwindבְּסוּפָ֤הbe.su.FahH5492and stormוּבִשְׂעָרָה֙u.vis.'a.RahH8183is His wayדַּרְכּ֔וֹdar.KoH1870, Andcloudsוְעָנָ֖ןve.'a.NanH6051are the dustאֲבַ֥ק'a.VakH80beneath His feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

4Herebukesגּוֹעֵ֤רgo.'ErH1605the seaבַּיָּם֙bai.YamH3220and makesH3001it dryוַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּvai.ya.be.She.huH3001;He driesהֶֽחֱרִ֑יבhe.che.RivH2717up allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the riversהַנְּהָר֖וֹתha.ne.ha.RotH5104.Bashanבָּשָׁן֙ba.ShanH1316and Carmelוְכַרְמֶ֔לve.khar.MelH3760witherאֻמְלַ֤ל'um.LalH535;The blossomsוּפֶ֥רַחu.Fe.rachH6525of Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844witherאֻמְלָֽל׃'um.LalH535.

5Mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022quakeרָעֲשׁ֣וּra.'a.ShuH7493becauseמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480of HimAnd the hillsוְהַגְּבָע֖וֹתve.ha.ge.va.'otH1389dissolveהִתְמֹגָ֑גוּhit.mo.Ga.guH4127;Indeed the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776isupheavedוַתִּשָּׂ֤אva.ti.Sa'H5375by His presenceמִפָּנָ֔יוmi.pa.NavH6440, Theworldוְתֵבֵ֖לve.te.VelH8398and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the inhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in it.

6Whoמִ֣יmiH4310can standיַֽעֲמ֔וֹדya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440His indignationזַעְמוֹ֙za'.MoH2195?Whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can endureיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965theburningבַּחֲר֣וֹןba.cha.RonH2740of His angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639? Hiswrathחֲמָתוֹ֙cha.ma.ToH2534is pouredנִתְּכָ֣הni.te.KhahH5413out like fireכָאֵ֔שׁkha.'EshH784And therocksוְהַצֻּרִ֖יםve.ha.tzu.RimH6697are brokenנִתְּצ֥וּni.te.TzuH5422up by Him.

7The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896,A strongholdלְמָע֖וֹזle.ma.'ozH4581in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of troubleצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869, AndHe knowsוְיֹדֵ֖עַve.yo.De.a'H3045those who takeחֹ֥סֵיCho.seiH2620refugeH2620in Him.

8But with anoverflowingעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674floodוּבְשֶׁ֣טֶףu.ve.She.tefH7858He will makeיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213a completeכָּלָ֖הka.LahH3617endH3617ofits siteמְקוֹמָ֑הּme.ko.MahH4725,And will pursueיְרַדֶּף־ye.ra.def-H7291His enemiesH340intodarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.

9Whateverמַה־mah-H4100youdeviseתְּחַשְּׁבוּן֙te.cha.she.VunH2803againstאֶל־'el-H413the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,He will makeעֹשֶׂ֑ה'o.SehH6213acompleteכָּלָ֖הka.LahH3617endH3617of it.Distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869will not riseתָק֥וּםta.KumH6965up twiceפַּעֲמַ֖יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471.

10Likeעַד־'ad-H5704tangledסְבֻכִ֔יםse.vu.KhimH5440thornsסִירִ֣יםsi.RimH5518, And like those who aredrunkenסְבוּאִ֑יםse.vu.'ImH5433with their drinkוּכְסָבְאָ֖םu.khe.sa.ve.'AmH5435, They areconsumedאֻ֨כְּל֔וּ'u.ke.LuH398As stubbleכְּקַ֥שׁke.KashH7179completelyמָלֵֽא׃ma.Le'H4392witheredיָבֵ֖שׁya.VeshH3002.

11From you has goneH3318forthH3318One whoplottedחֹשֵׁ֥בcho.ShevH2803evilH7463againstעַל־'al-H5921the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, Awickedבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ סbe.li.Ya.'alH1100counselorיֹעֵ֖ץyo.'EtzH3289.

12Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “Thoughאִם־'im-H518they are at fullשְׁלֵמִים֙she.le.MimH8003strengthand likewiseוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3651manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227,Even soוְכֵ֥ןve.KhenH3651, they will becutנָגֹ֖זּוּna.Go.zuH1494offH1494and passוְעָבָ֑רve.'a.VarH5674awayH5674.Though I have afflictedוְעִ֨נִּתִ֔ךְve.'I.ni.TikhH6031you,I will afflictאֲעַנֵּ֖ךְ'a.'a.NekhH6031younoלֹ֥אlo'H3808longerעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

13So nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258, I willbreakאֶשְׁבֹּ֥ר'esh.BorH7665his yokeH4132barH4132from upon you,And I will tearאֲנַתֵּֽק׃'a.na.TekH5423offH5423your shacklesוּמוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִךְu.mos.ro.Ta.yikhH4147.”

14The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has issuedH6680a commandוְצִוָּ֤הve.tzi.VahH6680concerningעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921you: “Your nameמִשִּׁמְךָ֖mi.shim.KhaH8034willnoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerע֑וֹדodH5750be perpetuatedיִזָּרַ֥עyi.za.Ra'H2232.I will cutאַכְרִ֨ית'akh.RitH3772offH3772idolפֶּ֧סֶלPe.selH6459andimageוּמַסֵּכָ֛הu.ma.se.KhahH4541From the houseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of your godsאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.I will prepareאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760yourgraveקִבְרֶ֖ךָkiv.Re.chaH6913,For you are contemptibleקַלּֽוֹתָ׃ פka.Lo.taH7043.”

15Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,on the mountainsהֶהָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022the feetרַגְלֵ֤יrag.LeiH7272of him who bringsH1319good newsמְבַשֵּׂר֙me.va.SerH1319,Who announcesמַשְׁמִ֣יעַmash.Mi.a'H8085peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965!Celebrateחָגִּ֧יcha.GiH2287your feastsחַגַּ֖יִךְcha.Ga.yikhH2282,O Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063;Payשַׁלְּמִ֣יsha.le.MiH7999your vowsנְדָרָ֑יִךְne.da.Ra.yikhH5088. Forneverלֹ֨א ע֛וֹדlo' odH3808 H5750againיוֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254will thewickedבְּלִיַּ֖עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100one passלַֽעֲבָרla.'a.Vor-H5674through you; He iscutנִכְרָֽת׃nikh.RatH3772offH3772completelyכֻּלֹּ֥הku.LohH3605.

God Is Awesome

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