Revised Literal Translation

Nahum 1:2-6

2Godאֵ֣ל'elH410isjealousקַנּ֤וֹאka.No'H7072,And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068revengethוְנֹקֵם֙ve.no.KemH5358;Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068revengethנֹקֵ֥םno.KemH5358, and isfuriousוּבַ֣עַל חֵמָ֑הu.Va.'al che.MahH2534 H1167;Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will take vengeanceנֹקֵ֤םno.KemH5358on his adversariesלְצָרָ֔יוle.tza.RavH6862,and he reservethוְנוֹטֵ֥רve.no.TerH5201wrathfor his enemiesלְאֹיְבָֽיו׃le.'o.ye.VavH341.

3Yhwhיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068isslowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639,and greatוּגְדָלu.ge.dol-H1419in powerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581,and will not at allוְנַקֵּ֖הve.na.KehH5352acquitיְנַקֶּ֑הye.na.KehH5352the wicked:Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hath his wayדַּרְכּ֔וֹdar.KoH1870in the whirlwindבְּסוּפָ֤הbe.su.FahH5492and in the stormוּבִשְׂעָרָה֙u.vis.'a.RahH8183,and the cloudsוְעָנָ֖ןve.'a.NanH6051arethe dustאֲבַ֥ק'a.VakH80of his feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

4He rebukethגּוֹעֵ֤רgo.'ErH1605the seaבַּיָּם֙bai.YamH3220,and maketh it dryהֶֽחֱרִ֑יבhe.che.RivH2717,and drieth upוַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּvai.ya.be.She.huH3001all the riversהַנְּהָר֖וֹתha.ne.ha.RotH5104:Bashanבָּשָׁן֙ba.ShanH1316languishethאֻמְלַ֤ל'um.LalH535,and Carmelוְכַרְמֶ֔לve.khar.MelH3760,and the flowerוּפֶ֥רַחu.Fe.rachH6525of Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844languishethאֻמְלָֽל׃'um.LalH535.

5The mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022quakeרָעֲשׁ֣וּra.'a.ShuH7493at him, and the hillsוְהַגְּבָע֖וֹתve.ha.ge.va.'otH1389meltהִתְמֹגָ֑גוּhit.mo.Ga.guH4127,and the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776is burnedוַתִּשָּׂ֤אva.ti.Sa'H5375at his presenceמִפָּנָ֔יוmi.pa.NavH6440,yea, the worldוְתֵבֵ֖לve.te.VelH8398,and all that dwellיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427therein.

6Who can standיַֽעֲמ֔וֹדya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440his indignationזַעְמוֹ֙za'.MoH2195?and who can abideיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965in the fiercenessבַּחֲר֣וֹןba.cha.RonH2740of his angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639?his furyחֲמָתוֹ֙cha.ma.ToH2534is poured outנִתְּכָ֣הni.te.KhahH5413like fireכָאֵ֔שׁkha.'EshH784,and the rocksוְהַצֻּרִ֖יםve.ha.tzu.RimH6697are thrown downנִתְּצ֥וּni.te.TzuH5422by him.

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