Revised Version 1895

Nahum 3:8-13

8Art thoubetterהֲתֵֽיטְבִי֙ha.tei.te.ViH3190than No-amon, that was situate among theriversבַּיְאֹרִ֔יםbay.'o.RimH2975, that had thewatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325roundH5439aboutH5439herH5439;whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834rampartחֵ֣ילcheilH2426was theseaיָ֔םYamH3220, andherH5439wallחוֹמָתָֽהּ׃cho.ma.TahH2346was of theseaמִיָּ֖םmi.YamH3220?

9Ethiopiaכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568andEgyptוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714wereherהָי֖וּha.YuH1961strength, and it was infinite;Putפּ֣וּטputH6316andLubimוְלוּבִ֔יםve.lu.VimH3864were thyhelpersבְּעֶזְרָתֵֽךְ׃be.'ez.ra.TekhH5833.

10Yet wassheH1931carriedH1980awayH1980,sheH1931wentH1980intoH1980captivityבַשֶּׁ֔בִיva.She.viH7628:herH3605youngchildrenעֹלָלֶ֛יהָ'o.la.Lei.haH5768also weredashedיְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּye.ru.te.ShuH7376inpiecesH7376at thetopH7218ofallH3605thestreetsחוּצ֑וֹתchu.TzotH2351: and theycastיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486forherH3605honourablemenH7218, andallH3605herH3605greatגְּדוֹלֶ֖יהָge.do.Lei.haH1419menH7218wereboundרֻתְּק֥וּru.te.KuH7576in chains.

11Thou also shalt be drunken, thou shalt be hid; thou also shaltseekתְּבַקְשִׁ֥יte.vak.ShiH1245astrongמָע֖וֹזma.'ozH4581hold because of theenemyמֵאוֹיֵֽב׃me.'o.YevH341.

12Allכָּ֨ל־Kal-H3605thyfortressesמִבְצָרַ֔יִךְmiv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013shall be likefigתְּאֵנִ֖יםte.'e.NimH8384treesH8384with the firstripefigsH8384:ifאִם־'im-H518they beshakenיִנּ֕וֹעוּyi.No.'uH5128, theyfallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307intoעַל־'al-H5921themouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of theeaterאוֹכֵֽל׃'o.KhelH398.

13Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, thypeopleעַמֵּ֤ךְ'a.MekhH5971in themidstבְּקִרְבֵּ֔ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130of thee arewomenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802; thegatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of thylandאַרְצֵ֑ךְ'ar.TzekhH776are set wideopenH6605unto thineenemiesלְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יִךְle.'O.ye.Va.yikhH341: thefireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784hathdevouredאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398thybarsבְּרִיחָֽיִך׃be.ri.Cha.yikhH1280.

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