New American Standard Bible 1995

Nahum 3:8-13

8Are you betterהֲתֵֽיטְבִי֙ha.tei.te.ViH3190thanH4480No-amonמִנֹּ֣א אָמ֔וֹןmi.No' 'a.MonH4996 H528,Which was situatedהַיֹּֽשְׁבָה֙hai.yo.she.VahH3427by thewatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325of the Nileבַּיְאֹרִ֔יםbay.'o.RimH2975,With waterH4325surroundingסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439her,Whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834rampartחֵ֣ילcheilH2426wasthe seaיָ֔םYamH3220,Whose wallחוֹמָתָֽהּ׃cho.ma.TahH2346consisted ofthe seaמִיָּ֖םmi.YamH3220?

9Ethiopiaכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568was hermightעָצְמָ֛ה'a.tze.MahH6109,And Egyptוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714too, withoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369limitsקֵ֑צֶהKe.tzehH7097.Putפּ֣וּטputH6316andLubimוְלוּבִ֔יםve.lu.VimH3864were amongher helpersבְּעֶזְרָתֵֽךְ׃be.'ez.ra.TekhH5833.

10Yetגַּם־gam-H1571shebecame an exileלַגֹּלָה֙la.go.LahH1473,She wentהָלְכָ֣הha.le.KhahH1980into captivityבַשֶּׁ֔בִיva.She.viH7628;Alsoגַּ֧םgamH1571hersmall childrenעֹלָלֶ֛יהָ'o.la.Lei.haH5768were dashedיְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּye.ru.te.ShuH7376to piecesH7376At the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetחוּצ֑וֹתchu.TzotH2351; Theycastיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486for her honorableנִכְבַּדֶּ֙יהָ֙nikh.ba.Dei.haH3513men,And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605her greatגְּדוֹלֶ֖יהָge.do.Lei.haH1419menH1419were boundרֻתְּק֥וּru.te.KuH7576with fettersH2203.

11You tooגַּם־gam-H1571will becomeתִּשְׁכְּרִ֔יtish.ke.RiH7937drunkH7937, You will behiddenנַֽעֲלָמָ֑הna.'a.la.MahH5956.You tooגַּם־gam-H1571will searchתְּבַקְשִׁ֥יte.vak.ShiH1245for a refugeמָע֖וֹזma.'ozH4581from the enemyH340.

12Allכָּ֨ל־Kal-H3605your fortificationsמִבְצָרַ֔יִךְmiv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013arefigתְּאֵנִ֖יםte.'e.NimH8384treesH8384withripeH1061fruitH1061--Whenאִם־'im-H518shakenיִנּ֕וֹעוּyi.No.'uH5128,they fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307into the eater’sאוֹכֵֽל׃'o.KhelH398mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310.

13Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,your peopleעַמֵּ֤ךְ'a.MekhH5971arewomenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802in your midstבְּקִרְבֵּ֔ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130!The gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of your landאַרְצֵ֑ךְ'ar.TzekhH776areopenedפָּת֥וֹחַpa.To.achH6605wideנִפְתְּח֖וּnif.te.ChuH6605to your enemiesH340;Fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784consumesאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398your gate barsבְּרִיחָֽיִך׃be.ri.Cha.yikhH1280.

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