New American Standard Bible 1995

Nahum 2:8-13

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.”

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