New American Standard Bible 1995

Nahum 3:1-7

1Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945to the bloodyדָּמִ֑יםda.MimH1818cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,completelyכֻּלָּ֗הּku.LahH3605fullמְלֵאָ֔הme.le.'AhH4392of liesכַּ֤חַשׁKa.chashH3585andpillageפֶּ֙רֶק֙pe.rekH6563; Herpreyטָֽרֶף׃Ta.refH2964neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808departsיָמִ֖ישׁya.MishH4185.

2Thenoiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of the whipשׁ֔וֹטShotH7752,The noiseוְק֖וֹלve.KolH6963of the rattlingרַ֣עַשׁRa.'ashH7494of the wheelאוֹפָ֑ן'o.FanH212,Gallopingדֹּהֵ֔רdo.HerH1725horsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483Andboundingמְרַקֵּדָֽה׃me.ra.ke.DahH7540chariotsוּמֶרְכָּבָ֖הu.mer.ka.VahH4818!

3Horsemenפָּרָ֣שׁpa.RashH6571chargingמַעֲלֶ֗הma.'a.LehH5927,Swordsחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719flashingוְלַ֤הַבve.La.havH3851,spearsחֲנִ֔יתcha.NitH2595gleamingוּבְרַ֣קu.ve.RakH1300,Manyוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230slainחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491,a massוְכֹ֣בֶדve.KhoedH3514of corpsesפָּ֑גֶרPa.gerH6297, Andcountlessוְאֵ֥ין קֵ֙צֶה֙ve.'Ein ke.tzehH369 H7097deadH1472bodiesH1472--They stumbleוְכָשְׁל֖וּve.yikh.she.luH3782overthe deadH1472bodiesH1472!

4AllbecauseH4480of themanyמֵרֹב֙me.RoH7230harlotriesזְנוּנֵ֣יze.nu.NeiH2183of the harlotזוֹנָ֔הzo.NahH2181,The charmingחֵ֖ןchenH2580 H2896oneH2896, themistressבַּעֲלַ֣תba.'a.LatH1172of sorceriesכְּשָׁפִ֑יםke.sha.FimH3785, Whosellsהַמֹּכֶ֤רֶתha.mo.Khe.retH4376nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471by her harlotriesבִּזְנוּנֶ֔יהָbiz.nu.Nei.haH2183And familiesוּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹתu.mish.pa.ChotH4940by her sorceriesבִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ׃bikh.sha.Fei.haH3785.

5“BeholdH2009,I am againstאֵלַ֗יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413you,” declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; “And I willliftוְגִלֵּיתִ֥יve.gi.lei.TiH1540up your skirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757overעַל־'al-H5921your faceפָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440, Andshowוְהַרְאֵיתִ֤יve.har.'ei.TiH7200to the nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471your nakednessמַעְרֵ֔ךְma'.RekhH4626And to the kingdomsוּמַמְלָכ֖וֹתu.mam.la.KhotH4467your disgraceקְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ke.lo.NekhH7036.

6I willthrowוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥יve.hish.lakh.TiH7993filthשִׁקֻּצִ֖יםshi.ku.TzimH8251on you AndmakeH5034you vileH5034,And setוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְve.sam.TikhH7760you up as aspectacleכְּרֹֽאִי׃ke.Ro.'iH7210.

7And it will comeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961about that allכָל־khol-H3605who seeרֹאַ֙יִךְ֙ro.'A.yikhH7200you Willshrinkיִדּ֣וֹדyi.DodH5074from you and sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, ‘Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210is devastatedשָׁדְּדָ֣הsha.de.DahH7703!Whoמִ֖יmiH4310will grieveיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110for her?’Whereמֵאַ֛יִןme.'A.yinH370will I seekאֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245comfortersמְנַחֲמִ֖יםme.na.cha.MimH5162for you?”

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