Revised Version 1895

Nahum 1

1Theburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853ofNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֑הnin.VehH5210. Thebookסֵ֧פֶרSe.ferH5612of thevisionחֲז֛וֹןcha.ZonH2377ofNahumנַח֖וּםna.ChumH5151theElkoshiteהָאֶלְקֹשִֽׁי׃ha.'el.ko.ShiH512.

2TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is ajealousקַנּ֤וֹאka.No'H7072Godאֵ֣ל'elH410and avengeth; theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068avengeth and is full ofwrathH2534; theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068takethvengeanceH5358on his adversaries, and he reservethwrathH2534for hisenemiesלְאֹיְבָֽיו׃le.'o.ye.VavH341.

3TheLORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068isslowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750toangerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639, andgreatוּגְדָלu.ge.dol-H1419inpowerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581, and will bynoלֹ֣אlo'H3808meansוְנַקֵּ֖הve.na.KehH5352clearיְנַקֶּ֑הye.na.KehH5352the guilty: theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hath hiswayדַּרְכּ֔וֹdar.KoH1870in the whirlwind and in thestormוּבִשְׂעָרָה֙u.vis.'a.RahH8183, and thecloudsוְעָנָ֖ןve.'a.NanH6051are thedustאֲבַ֥ק'a.VakH80of hisfeetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

4He rebuketh theseaבַּיָּם֙bai.YamH3220, and maketh itdryוַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּvai.ya.be.She.huH3001, and driethupH3001allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theriversהַנְּהָר֖וֹתha.ne.ha.RotH5104:Bashanבָּשָׁן֙ba.ShanH1316languisheth, andCarmelוְכַרְמֶ֔לve.khar.MelH3760, and theflowerוּפֶ֥רַחu.Fe.rachH6525ofLebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844languisheth.

5Themountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022quakeרָעֲשׁ֣וּra.'a.ShuH7493at him, and thehillsוְהַגְּבָע֖וֹתve.ha.ge.va.'otH1389meltהִתְמֹגָ֑גוּhit.mo.Ga.guH4127; and theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776isupheavedוַתִּשָּׂ֤אva.ti.Sa'H5375at hispresenceמִפָּנָ֔יוmi.pa.NavH6440, yea, theworldוְתֵבֵ֖לve.te.VelH8398, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thatdwellיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427therein.

6Whocanמִ֣יmiH4310standיַֽעֲמ֔וֹדya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440hisindignationזַעְמוֹ֙za'.MoH2195? and whocanוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310abide in thefiercenessבַּחֲר֣וֹןba.cha.RonH2740of hisangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639? hisfuryחֲמָתוֹ֙cha.ma.ToH2534ispouredנִתְּכָ֣הni.te.KhahH5413outמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480likefireכָאֵ֔שׁkha.'EshH784, and therocksוְהַצֻּרִ֖יםve.ha.tzu.RimH6697arebrokenנִתְּצ֥וּni.te.TzuH5422asunder by him.

7TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896, astrongלְמָע֖וֹזle.ma.'ozH4581hold in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117oftroubleצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869; and he knoweth them that put their trust in him.

8But with an overrunningfloodוּבְשֶׁ֣טֶףu.ve.She.tefH7858he willmakeיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213afullH3617endH3617of theplaceמְקוֹמָ֑הּme.ko.MahH4725thereof, and willpursueיְרַדֶּף־ye.ra.def-H7291hisenemiesוְאֹיְבָ֖יוve.'o.ye.VavH341intodarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.

9Whatמַה־mah-H4100doH6213ye imagineagainstאֶל־'el-H413theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068? he willmakeH6213afullH3617endH3617: affliction shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808riseH6965upH6965the second time.

10Forthoughכִּ֚יkiH3588they be liketangledסְבֻכִ֔יםse.vu.KhimH5440thorns, told bedrenchedH4390as it were in theirdrinkוּכְסָבְאָ֖םu.khe.sa.ve.'AmH5435, they shall bedevouredאֻ֨כְּל֔וּ'u.ke.LuH398utterly asdryיָבֵ֖שׁya.VeshH3002stubbleכְּקַ֥שׁke.KashH7179.

11There is onegoneH3318forthH3318outH3318of thee, that imaginethevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451againstעַל־'al-H5921theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, that counsellethwickednessH7451.

12Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:ThoughH518they be infullשְׁלֵמִים֙she.le.MimH8003strength, and likewisemanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227,evenH5750soH3651shall they becutנָגֹ֖זּוּna.Go.zuH1494down, and he shallpassוְעָבָ֑רve.'a.VarH5674awayH5750.ThoughH518I haveafflictedH3541thee, I willafflictH6031theenoלֹ֥אlo'H3808moreH5750.

13Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258will Ibreakאֶשְׁבֹּ֥ר'esh.BorH7665hisyokeמֹטֵ֖הוּmo.Te.huH4132fromoffמֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְme.'a.La.yikhH5921thee, and willburstאֲנַתֵּֽק׃'a.na.TekH5423thybondsוּמוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִךְu.mos.ro.Ta.yikhH4147in sunder.

14And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathgivenH6680commandmentH6680concerning thee, thatnoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808moreע֑וֹדodH5750of thynameמִשִּׁמְךָ֖mi.shim.KhaH8034besownיִזָּרַ֥עyi.za.Ra'H2232:outעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921of thehouseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of thygodsאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will Icutאַכְרִ֨ית'akh.RitH3772offH3772thegravenH6459imageH6459and the moltenimageH6459; I willmakeאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760thygraveקִבְרֶ֖ךָkiv.Re.chaH6913; for thou art vile.

15Behold, upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! Keep thy feasts, O Judah, perform thy vows: for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

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