New American Standard Bible 2020

Nahum 2:6-11

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.

8Though Ninevehוְנִינְוֵ֥הve.ni.ne.VehH5210waslike a poolכִבְרֵֽכַת־khiv.re.khat-H1295of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325throughoutH4480her daysמִ֣ימֵיMi.meiH3117,Yet they are fleeingנָסִ֔יםna.SimH5127; “Stopעִמְד֥וּ'im.DuH5975,stopעֲמֹ֖דוּ'a.Mo.duH5975,” ButnoH369oneH369turnsH6437backמַפְנֶֽה׃maf.NehH6437.

9Plunderבֹּ֥זּוּBo.zuH962the silverכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701,Plunderבֹּ֣זּוּBo.zuH962thegoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091!For thereH369isH369noH369endקֵ֙צֶה֙ke.tzehH7097to the treasureH8499--Wealthכָּבֹ֕דka.VodH3519from everyמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605kind ofdesirableחֶמְדָּֽה׃chem.DahH2532objectכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627.

10She isemptiedבּוּקָ֥הbu.KahH950!Yes, she is desolateוּמְבוּקָ֖הu.me.vu.KahH4003and wasteוּמְבֻלָּקָ֑הu.me.vu.la.KahH1110!Heartsוְלֵ֨בve.LevH3820are meltingנָמֵ֜סna.MesH4549and kneesבִּרְכַּ֗יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290wobblingוּפִ֣קu.FikH6375!Also tremblingוְחַלְחָלָה֙ve.chal.cha.LahH2479is inthe entireH3605bodyמָתְנַ֔יִםma.te.Na.yimH4975,And allH3605theirfacesוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440have becomeקִבְּצ֥וּki.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'H3833, andlion’sH743cubגּ֥וּרgurH1482wentהָלַךְ֩ha.laKhH1980With nothingוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369to disturbמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729them?

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