New American Standard Bible 2020
Nahum 3
Nineveh’s Complete Ruin
3Horsemenפָּרָ֣שׁpa.RashH6571chargingמַעֲלֶ֗הma.'a.LehH5927,Swordsחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719flashingוְלַ֤הַבve.La.havH3851,spearsחֲנִ֔יתcha.NitH2595gleamingוּבְרַ֣קu.ve.RakH1300,Manyוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230killedחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491,a massוְכֹ֣בֶדve.KhoedH3514of corpsesפָּ֑גֶרPa.gerH6297,And thereH369isH369noH369endקֵ֙צֶה֙ke.tzehH7097to thedeadH1472bodiesH1472--They stumbleוְכָשְׁל֖וּve.yikh.she.luH3782overthe deadH1472bodiesH1472!
4AllbecauseH4480of themanyמֵרֹב֙me.RoH7230sexualH2183actsH2183of the prostituteזוֹנָ֔הzo.NahH2181,The charmingחֵ֖ןchenH2580H2896oneH2896, themistressבַּעֲלַ֣תba.'a.LatH1172of sorceriesכְּשָׁפִ֑יםke.sha.FimH3785, Whosellsהַמֹּכֶ֤רֶתha.mo.Khe.retH4376nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471by her sexualH2183actsH2183,And familiesוּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹתu.mish.pa.ChotH4940by her sorceriesבִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ׃bikh.sha.Fei.haH3785.
5“BeholdH2009,I am againstאֵלַ֗יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413you,” declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; “And I willliftH1540upH1540your skirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757overעַל־'al-H5921your faceפָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440, Andshowוְהַרְאֵיתִ֤יve.har.'ei.TiH7200the nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471your nakednessמַעְרֵ֔ךְma'.RekhH4626,And the kingdomsוּמַמְלָכ֖וֹתu.mam.la.KhotH4467your shameקְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ke.lo.NekhH7036.
7And it will comeH1961aboutH1961that allכָל־khol-H3605who seeרֹאַ֙יִךְ֙ro.'A.yikhH7200you Willshrinkיִדּ֣וֹדyi.DodH5074from you and sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, ‘Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210is devastatedשָׁדְּדָ֣הsha.de.DahH7703!Whoמִ֖יmiH4310will haveH5110sympathyיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110for her?’Whereמֵאַ֛יִןme.'A.yinH370shall I seekאֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245comfortersמְנַחֲמִ֖יםme.na.cha.MimH5162for you?”
8AreH3190you betterהֲתֵֽיטְבִי֙ha.tei.te.ViH3190thanH4480No-amonמִנֹּ֣א אָמ֔וֹןmi.No' 'a.MonH4996H528,Which was situatedהַיֹּֽשְׁבָה֙hai.yo.she.VahH3427by thecanalsבַּיְאֹרִ֔יםbay.'o.RimH2975ofH2975theH2975NileH2975,With waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325surroundingסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439her,Whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834rampartחֵ֣ילcheilH2426wasthe seaיָ֔םYamH3220,Whose wallחוֹמָתָֽהּ׃cho.ma.TahH2346consisted ofthe seaמִיָּ֖םmi.YamH3220?
10Yetגַּם־gam-H1571shebecame an exileלַגֹּלָה֙la.go.LahH1473,She wentהָלְכָ֣הha.le.KhahH1980into captivityבַשֶּׁ֔בִיva.She.viH7628;Alsoגַּ֧םgamH1571hersmall childrenעֹלָלֶ֛יהָ'o.la.Lei.haH5768were smashedH7376toH7376piecesH7376At the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetחוּצ֑וֹתchu.TzotH2351; Theycastיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486for her honorableH3513menH3513,And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605her greatגְּדוֹלֶ֖יהָge.do.Lei.haH1419menH1419were boundרֻתְּק֥וּru.te.KuH7576with shacklesH2203.
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.
14Drawשַֽׁאֲבִי־sha.'a.vi-H7579for yourself waterמֵ֤יmeiH4325for a 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 creepingH3218locustכַּיָּ֑לֶקkai.Ya.lekH3218consumes a crop.Multiplyהִתְכַּבֵּ֣דhit.ka.BedH3513yourself like the creepingH3218locustכַּיֶּ֔לֶקkai.Ye.lekH3218,Multiplyהִֽתְכַּבְּדִ֖יhit.ka.be.DiH3513yourself like the migratoryH697locustכָּאַרְבֶּֽה׃ka.'ar.BehH697.
17Yourcourtiersמִנְּזָרַ֙יִךְ֙mi.ne.za.Ra.yikhH4502are like the migratoryH697locustכָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔הka.'ar.BehH697. Yourofficialsוְטַפְסְרַ֖יִךְve.taf.se.Ra.yikhH2951are like a swarmH1462ofH1462locustsH1462Settlingהַֽחוֹנִ֤יםha.cho.NimH2583in the stoneH1448sheltersH1448on 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; Yourofficersאַדִּירֶ֑יךָ'a.di.Rei.khaH117are lyingH7931downיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּyish.ke.NuH7931.Your peopleעַמְּךָ֛'a.me.KhaH5971arescatteredנָפֹ֧שׁוּna.Fo.shuH6335on the mountainsהֶהָרִ֖יםhe.ha.RimH2022And thereH369isH369noH369oneH369to gatherמְקַבֵּֽץ׃me.ka.BetzH6908them.
19ThereH369isH369noH369reliefכֵּהָ֣הke.HahH3545for your collapseלְשִׁבְרֶ֔ךָle.shiv.Re.khaH7667, Yourwoundמַכָּתֶ֑ךָma.ka.Te.khaH4347is incurableנַחְלָ֖הnach.LahH2470.Allכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605who hearשֹׁמְעֵ֣יsho.me.'EiH8085aboutשִׁמְעֲךָ֗shim.'a.KhaH8088you Willclapתָּ֤קְעוּTa.ke.'uH8628theirhandsכַף֙khafH3709overעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you,For uponעַל־'al-H5921whomמִ֛יmiH4310has your evilH7463not comeעָבְרָ֥ה'a.ve.RahH5674continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548?
Commentaries on Nahum 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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