New American Standard Bible 1995

Nahum 3:14-19

14Drawשַֽׁאֲבִי־sha.'a.vi-H7579for yourself waterמֵ֤יmeiH4325for the siegeמָצוֹר֙ma.tzOrH4692!Strengthenחַזְּקִ֖יcha.ze.KiH2388your fortificationsמִבְצָרָ֑יִךְmiv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013!Goבֹּ֧אִיBo.'iH935into the clayבַטִּ֛יטva.TitH2916and treadוְרִמְסִ֥יve.rim.SiH7429the mortarבַחֹ֖מֶרva.Cho.merH2563!Takeהַחֲזִ֥יקִיha.cha.Zi.kiH2388holdH2388of the brickמַלְבֵּֽן׃mal.BenH4404moldH4404!

15Thereשָׁ֚םShamH8033fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784will consumeתֹּאכְלֵ֣ךְto.khe.LekhH398you,The swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719will cutתַּכְרִיתֵ֣ךְtakh.ri.TekhH3772you downH3772; It willconsumeתֹּאכְלֵ֖ךְto.khe.LekhH398you as the locustכַּיָּ֑לֶקkai.Ya.lekH3218does.Multiplyהִתְכַּבֵּ֣דhit.ka.BedH3513yourself like the creepingH3218locustכַּיֶּ֔לֶקkai.Ye.lekH3218,Multiplyהִֽתְכַּבְּדִ֖יhit.ka.be.DiH3513yourself like the swarmingH697locustכָּאַרְבֶּֽה׃ka.'ar.BehH697.

16You have increasedהִרְבֵּית֙hir.BeitH7235yourtradersרֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְro.khe.La.yikhH7402moreH4480thanH4480the starsמִכּוֹכְבֵ֖יmi.kokh.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064--The creepingH3218locustיֶ֥לֶקYe.lekH3218stripsפָּשַׁ֖טpa.ShatH6584and fliesH5774awayוַיָּעֹֽף׃vai.ya.'OfH5774.

17Yourguardsmenמִנְּזָרַ֙יִךְ֙mi.ne.za.Ra.yikhH4502are like the swarmingH697locustכָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔הka.'ar.BehH697. Yourmarshalsוְטַפְסְרַ֖יִךְve.taf.se.Ra.yikhH2951are like hordesכְּג֣וֹבke.GovH1462of grasshoppersגֹּבָ֑יgoyAiH1462Settlingהַֽחוֹנִ֤יםha.cho.NimH2583in the stone wallsבַּגְּדֵרוֹת֙ba.ge.de.rOtH1448on a coldקָרָ֔הka.RahH7135dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117.The sunשֶׁ֤מֶשׁShe.meshH8121risesזָֽרְחָה֙za.re.ChahH2224and they fleeוְנוֹדַ֔דve.no.DadH5074,And the placeמְקוֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725whereאַיָּֽם׃'ai.YamH335they are is not knownנוֹדַ֥עno.Da'H3045.

18Your shepherdsרֹעֶ֙יךָ֙ro.'Ei.khaH7462aresleepingנָמ֤וּna.MuH5123, Okingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804; Yournoblesאַדִּירֶ֑יךָ'a.di.Rei.khaH117are lyingH7931downיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּyish.ke.NuH7931.Your peopleעַמְּךָ֛'a.me.KhaH5971arescatteredנָפֹ֧שׁוּna.Fo.shuH6335on the mountainsהֶהָרִ֖יםhe.ha.RimH2022And thereH369is noH369oneH369to regatherמְקַבֵּֽץ׃me.ka.BetzH6908them.

19ThereH369isnoH369reliefכֵּהָ֣הke.HahH3545for your breakdownלְשִׁבְרֶ֔ךָle.shiv.Re.khaH7667, Yourwoundמַכָּתֶ֑ךָma.ka.Te.khaH4347is incurableנַחְלָ֖הnach.LahH2470.Allכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605who hearשֹׁמְעֵ֣יsho.me.'EiH8085aboutשִׁמְעֲךָ֗shim.'a.KhaH8088you Willclapתָּ֤קְעוּTa.ke.'uH8628theirhandsכַף֙khafH3709overH5921you,For on whomמִ֛יmiH4310has not your evilH7463passedעָבְרָ֥ה'a.ve.RahH5674continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548?

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