Revised Literal Translation

Nahum 3:8-13

8Art thou betterהֲתֵֽיטְבִי֙ha.tei.te.ViH3190than populousאָמ֔וֹן'a.MonH528 H527Noמִנֹּ֣אmi.No'H4996,that was situateהַיֹּֽשְׁבָה֙hai.yo.she.VahH3427among the riversבַּיְאֹרִ֔יםbay.'o.RimH2975, that hadthe watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325round aboutסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439it, whose rampartחֵ֣ילcheilH2426wasthe seaיָ֔םYamH3220, andher wallחוֹמָתָֽהּ׃cho.ma.TahH2346wasfrom the seaמִיָּ֖םmi.YamH3220?

9Ethiopiaכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568and Egyptוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714wereher strengthעָצְמָ֛ה'a.tze.MahH6109, and it wasinfiniteוְאֵ֣ין קֵ֑צֶהve.'Ein Ke.tzehH7097 H369;Putפּ֣וּטputH6316and Lubimוְלוּבִ֔יםve.lu.VimH3864were thy helpersבְּעֶזְרָתֵֽךְ׃be.'ez.ra.TekhH5833.

10Yet wasshe carried awayלַגֹּלָה֙la.go.LahH1473,she wentהָלְכָ֣הha.le.KhahH1980into captivityבַשֶּׁ֔בִיva.She.viH7628:her young childrenעֹלָלֶ֛יהָ'o.la.Lei.haH5768also were dashed in piecesיְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּye.ru.te.ShuH7376at the topבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of all the streetsחוּצ֑וֹתchu.TzotH2351:and they castיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486for her honourable menנִכְבַּדֶּ֙יהָ֙nikh.ba.Dei.haH3513,and all her great menגְּדוֹלֶ֖יהָge.do.Lei.haH1419were boundרֻתְּק֥וּru.te.KuH7576in chainsבַזִּקִּֽים׃va.zi.KimH2131.

11Thou also shalt be drunkenתִּשְׁכְּרִ֔יtish.ke.RiH7937:thou shalt be hidנַֽעֲלָמָ֑הna.'a.la.MahH5956,thou also shalt seekתְּבַקְשִׁ֥יte.vak.ShiH1245strengthמָע֖וֹזma.'ozH4581because of the enemyמֵאוֹיֵֽב׃me.'o.YevH341.

12All thy strong holdsמִבְצָרַ֔יִךְmiv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013shall be likefig treesתְּאֵנִ֖יםte.'e.NimH8384with the firstripe figsבִּכּוּרִ֑יםbi.ku.RimH1061:if they be shakenיִנּ֕וֹעוּyi.No.'uH5128,they shall even fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307into the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the eaterאוֹכֵֽל׃'o.KhelH398.

13Behold, thy peopleעַמֵּ֤ךְ'a.MekhH5971in the midstבְּקִרְבֵּ֔ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130of thee arewomenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802:the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of thy landאַרְצֵ֑ךְ'ar.TzekhH776shall be set wideפָּת֥וֹחַpa.To.achH6605openנִפְתְּח֖וּnif.te.ChuH6605unto thine enemiesלְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יִךְle.'O.ye.Va.yikhH341:the fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784shall devourאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398thy barsבְּרִיחָֽיִך׃be.ri.Cha.yikhH1280.

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