New American Standard Bible 1995

Nahum 2:5-10

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!

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