New American Standard Bible 1995

Nahum 2

The Overthrow of Nineveh

1The oneH4650whoH4650scattersH4650has comeעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927up againstH5921you.Manנָצ֣וֹרna.TzorH5341the fortressמְצֻרָ֑הme.tzu.RahH4694,watchצַפֵּה־tza.peh-H6822the roadדֶ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870;Strengthenחַזֵּ֣קcha.ZekH2388your backמָתְנַ֔יִםma.te.Na.yimH4975,summonאַמֵּ֥ץ'a.MetzH553allמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966yourstrengthכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581.

2For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will restoreשָׁ֤בshavH7725thesplendorגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290Like the splendorכִּגְא֖וֹןkig.'onH1347of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Even thoughH3588devastatorsבְקָקוּם֙ve.ka.KumH1238have devastatedבֹּֽקְקִ֔יםbo.ke.KimH1238them Anddestroyedשִׁחֵֽתוּ׃shi.Che.tuH7843their vineH2156branchesH2156.

3The shieldsמָגֵ֨ןma.GenH4043ofhis mightyH1368menH1368are coloredredמְאָדָּ֗םme.'a.DamH119,The warriorsH376are dressedH8529inscarletH8529,The chariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393are enveloped inflashingבְּאֵשׁ־be.'esh-H784steelפְּלָד֥וֹתpe.la.DotH6393Whenבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117he is preparedהֲכִינ֑וֹha.khi.NoH3559to march,And the cypressוְהַבְּרֹשִׁ֖יםve.ha.be.ro.ShimH1265spearsare brandishedהָרְעָֽלוּ׃ha.re.'A.luH7477.

4ThechariotsH7393raceH1984madlyיִתְהוֹלְל֣וּyit.ho.LuH1984in the streetsבַּֽחוּצוֹת֙ba.chu.tzOtH2351,They rushיִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּןyish.tak.she.KunH8264wildlyH8264in thesquaresבָּרְחֹב֑וֹתba.re.cho.VotH7339,Their appearanceמַרְאֵיהֶן֙mar.'ei.HenH4758is like torchesכַּלַּפִּידִ֔םka.la.pi.DimH3940,They dashH7323to and froH7323like lightningכַּבְּרָקִ֖יםka.be.ra.KimH1300flashesH1300.

5He remembersיִזְכֹּר֙yiz.KorH2142hisnoblesאַדִּירָ֔יו'a.di.RavH117; Theystumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782in their marchבַּהֲלִֽיכָתָ֑םva.ha.li.kho.tamH1979,They hurryיְמַֽהֲרוּ֙ye.ma.ha.RuH4116to her wallחֽוֹמָתָ֔הּcho.ma.TahH2346, And themanteletH5527is setוְהֻכַ֖ןve.hu.KhanH3559up.

6The gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֥יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the riversהַנְּהָר֖וֹתha.ne.ha.RotH5104are openedנִפְתָּ֑חוּnif.Ta.chuH6605And the palaceוְהַֽהֵיכָ֖לve.ha.hei.KhalH1964is dissolvedנָמֽוֹג׃na.MogH4127.

7It is fixedוְהֻצַּ֖בve.hu.TzavH5324:She is strippedגֻּלְּתָ֣הgu.le.TahH1540,she is carriedH5927awayH5927,And her handmaidsוְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָve.'am.ho.Tei.haH519aremoaningמְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙me.na.ha.goyTH5090like the soundכְּק֣וֹלke.KolH6963of dovesיוֹנִ֔יםyo.NimH3123,Beatingמְתֹפְפֹ֖תme.to.fe.FotH8608on theirbreastsלִבְבֵהֶֽן׃li.ve.HenH3824.

8Though Ninevehוְנִינְוֵ֥הve.ni.ne.VehH5210waslike a poolכִבְרֵֽכַת־khiv.re.khat-H1295of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325throughoutH4480her daysמִ֣ימֵיMi.meiH3117,Now they are fleeingנָסִ֔יםna.SimH5127; “Stopעִמְד֥וּ'im.DuH5975,stopעֲמֹ֖דוּ'a.Mo.duH5975,” ButnoH369oneH369turnsH6437backמַפְנֶֽה׃maf.NehH6437.

9Plunderבֹּ֥זּוּBo.zuH962the silverכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701!Plunderבֹּ֣זּוּBo.zuH962thegoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091!For thereוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369is noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369limitקֵ֙צֶה֙ke.tzehH7097to the treasureH8499--Wealthכָּבֹ֕דka.VodH3519from everyמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605kind of desirableחֶמְדָּֽה׃chem.DahH2532objectכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627.

10She isemptiedבּוּקָ֥הbu.KahH950!Yes, she is desolateוּמְבוּקָ֖הu.me.vu.KahH4003and wasteוּמְבֻלָּקָ֑הu.me.vu.la.KahH1110!Heartsוְלֵ֨בve.LevH3820are meltingנָמֵ֜סna.MesH4549and kneesבִּרְכַּ֗יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290knockingוּפִ֣קu.FikH6375!Also anguishוְחַלְחָלָה֙ve.chal.cha.LahH2479is inthe wholeH3605bodyמָתְנַ֔יִםma.te.Na.yimH4975And allH3605theirfacesוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440are grownקִבְּצ֥וּki.be.TzuH6908paleפָארֽוּר׃fa.RurH6289!

11Whereאַיֵּה֙'ai.YehH346is the denמְע֣וֹןme.'onH4583of the lionsH743And the feedingH4829placeH4829of theyoungלַכְּפִרִ֑יםla.ke.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715,Whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֛ם'a.Sher shamH834 H8033the lionH743,lionessלָבִ֥יאla.Vi'H3833and lion’sH743cubגּ֥וּרgurH1482prowledהָלַךְ֩ha.laKhH1980,With nothingוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369to disturbמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729them?

12The lionH743toreטֹרֵף֙to.RefH2963enoughבְּדֵ֣יbe.DeiH1767for his cubsגֹֽרוֹתָ֔יוgo.ro.TavH1484,Killedוּמְחַנֵּ֖קu.me.cha.NekH2614enoughfor his lionessesH3833,And filledוַיְמַלֵּא־vay.ma.le'-H4390his lairsחֹרָ֔יוcho.RavH2356with preyטֶ֣רֶףTe.refH2964And his densוּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יוu.me.'o.no.TavH4585with tornטְרֵפָֽה׃te.re.FahH2966fleshH2966.

13“BeholdH2009,I am againstאֵלַ֗יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413you,” declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635. “I willburnוְהִבְעַרְתִּ֤יve.hiv.'ar.TiH1197up her chariotsרִכְבָּ֔הּrikh.BahH7393in smokeבֶֽעָשָׁן֙ve.'a.ShanH6227,a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719will devourתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398your youngוּכְפִירַ֖יִךְu.khe.fi.Ra.yikhH3715lionsH3715; I willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772your preyH2964from the landמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙me.'E.retzH776,and noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750will the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of your messengersמַלְאָכֵֽכֵה׃ סmal.'a.Khe.khehH4397be heardיִשָּׁמַ֥עyi.sha.Ma'H8085.”

The Overthrow of Nineveh

Commentaries on Nahum 2