New American Standard Bible 2020

Nahum 2:1-7

1The oneH4650whoH4650scattersH4650has comeעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927upH5927againstH5921you.KeepH5341watchH5341overH5341the fortressמְצֻרָ֑הme.tzu.RahH4694,watchצַפֵּה־tza.peh-H6822the roadדֶ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870;Bindחַזֵּ֣קcha.ZekH2388up your waistמָתְנַ֔יִםma.te.Na.yimH4975,summonאַמֵּ֥ץ'a.MetzH553allמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966your strengthכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581.

2For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will restoreשָׁ֤בshavH7725thesplendorגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290Like the splendorכִּגְא֖וֹןkig.'onH1347of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Even thoughH3588destroyersH1238have laidH1238wasteH1238to them Andruinedשִׁחֵֽתוּ׃shi.Che.tuH7843their vinesוּזְמֹרֵיהֶ֖םu.ze.mo.rei.HemH2156.

3The shieldsמָגֵ֨ןma.GenH4043ofhis warriorsגִּבֹּרֵ֜יהוּgi.bo.Rei.huH1368are dyedH119redמְאָדָּ֗םme.'a.DamH119,The warriorsחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH376 H2428are dressedH8529inH8529scarletH8529,The chariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393are fitted withflashingבְּאֵשׁ־be.'esh-H784steelפְּלָד֥וֹתpe.la.DotH6393Whenבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117he is preparedהֲכִינ֑וֹha.khi.NoH3559to march,And the juniperH1265spearsH1265are brandishedהָרְעָֽלוּ׃ha.re.'A.luH7477.

4ThechariotsH7393driveיִתְהוֹלְל֣וּyit.ho.LuH1984wildlyH1984in the streetsבַּֽחוּצוֹת֙ba.chu.tzOtH2351,They rushיִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּןyish.tak.she.KunH8264aroundH8264in thepublicH7339squaresH7339;Their appearanceמַרְאֵיהֶן֙mar.'ei.HenH4758is like torchesכַּלַּפִּידִ֔םka.la.pi.DimH3940,They driveH7323backH7323andH7323forthH7323like lightningכַּבְּרָקִ֖יםka.be.ra.KimH1300flashesH1300.

5He remembersיִזְכֹּר֙yiz.KorH2142hisofficersאַדִּירָ֔יו'a.di.RavH117; Theystumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782in their advanceבַּהֲלִֽיכָתָ֑םva.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.KhalH1964swaysH4127backH4127andH4127forthH4127.

7It is setוְהֻצַּ֖בve.hu.TzavH5324:She is strippedגֻּלְּתָ֣הgu.le.TahH1540,she is ledH5927awayH5927,And her slaveH519womenH519aresobbingמְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙me.na.ha.goyTH5090like the soundכְּק֣וֹלke.KolH6963of dovesיוֹנִ֔יםyo.NimH3123,Beatingמְתֹפְפֹ֖תme.to.fe.FotH8608theirbreastsלִבְבֵהֶֽן׃li.ve.HenH3824.

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