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Nahum 3

1Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945to thebloodyדָּמִ֑יםda.MimH1818cityעִ֣יר'irH5892! it is allfullמְלֵאָ֔הme.le.'AhH4392ofliesכַּ֤חַשׁKa.chashH3585androbberyפֶּ֙רֶק֙pe.rekH6563; thepreyטָֽרֶף׃Ta.refH2964departethיָמִ֖ישׁya.MishH4185not;

2Thenoiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of awhipשׁ֔וֹטShotH7752, and thenoiseוְק֖וֹלve.KolH6963of therattlingרַ֣עַשׁRa.'ashH7494of thewheelsאוֹפָ֑ן'o.FanH212, and of thepransingדֹּהֵ֔רdo.HerH1725horsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483, and of thejumpingמְרַקֵּדָֽה׃me.ra.ke.DahH7540chariotsוּמֶרְכָּבָ֖הu.mer.ka.VahH4818.

3Thehorsemanפָּרָ֣שׁpa.RashH6571liftethupמַעֲלֶ֗הma.'a.LehH5927both thebrightוְלַ֤הַבve.La.havH3851swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719and theglitteringוּבְרַ֣קu.ve.RakH1300spearחֲנִ֔יתcha.NitH2595: and there is amultitudeוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230ofslainחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491, and agreatוְכֹ֣בֶדve.KhoedH3514number of deadbodiesפָּ֑גֶרPa.gerH6297; and there is noendקֵ֙צֶה֙ke.tzehH7097of theirbodiesלַגְּוִיָּ֔הla.ge.vi.YahH1472; theystumbleוְכָשְׁל֖וּve.yikh.she.luH3782upon theirbodiesבִּגְוִיָּתָֽם׃big.vi.ya.TamH1472:

4Because of themultitudeמֵרֹב֙me.RoH7230of theharlotriesזְנוּנֵ֣יze.nu.NeiH2183of thewellfavouredט֥וֹבַת חֵ֖ןToat chenH2896 H2580harlotזוֹנָ֔הzo.NahH2181, themistressבַּעֲלַ֣תba.'a.LatH1172ofwitchcraftsכְּשָׁפִ֑יםke.sha.FimH3785, thatsellethהַמֹּכֶ֤רֶתha.mo.Khe.retH4376nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471through herharlotriesבִּזְנוּנֶ֔יהָbiz.nu.Nei.haH2183, andfamiliesוּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹתu.mish.pa.ChotH4940through herwitchcraftsבִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ׃bikh.sha.Fei.haH3785.

5Behold, I am against thee,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; and I willremoveוְגִלֵּיתִ֥יve.gi.lei.TiH1540thyskirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757upon thyfaceפָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440, and I willshowוְהַרְאֵיתִ֤יve.har.'ei.TiH7200thenationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471thynakednessמַעְרֵ֔ךְma'.RekhH4626, and thekingdomsוּמַמְלָכ֖וֹתu.mam.la.KhotH4467thyshameקְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ke.lo.NekhH7036.

6And I willcastוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥יve.hish.lakh.TiH7993abominablefilthשִׁקֻּצִ֖יםshi.ku.TzimH8251upon thee, and make theevileוְנִבַּלְתִּ֑יךְve.ni.bal.TikhH5034, and willsetוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְve.sam.TikhH7760thee as agazingstockכְּרֹֽאִי׃ke.Ro.'iH7210.

7And it shall come to pass, that all they thatlookרֹאַ֙יִךְ֙ro.'A.yikhH7200upon thee shallfleeיִדּ֣וֹדyi.DodH5074from thee, andsayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559,Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210is laidwasteשָׁדְּדָ֣הsha.de.DahH7703: who willbemoanיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110her?Whereמֵאַ֛יִןme.'A.yinH370shall Iseekאֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245comfortersמְנַחֲמִ֖יםme.na.cha.MimH5162for thee?

8Art thoubetterהֲתֵֽיטְבִי֙ha.tei.te.ViH3190thanpopulousאָמ֔וֹן'a.MonH527 H528Noמִנֹּ֣אmi.No'H4996, thatdweltהַיֹּֽשְׁבָה֙hai.yo.she.VahH3427among theriversבַּיְאֹרִ֔יםbay.'o.RimH2975, that had thewatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325aroundסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439it, whoserampartחֵ֣ילcheilH2426was theseaיָ֔םYamH3220, and herwallחוֹמָתָֽהּ׃cho.ma.TahH2346was from theseaמִיָּ֖םmi.YamH3220?

9Cushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568andEgyptוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714were herstrengthעָצְמָ֛ה'a.tze.MahH6109, and it wasinfiniteוְאֵ֣ין קֵ֑צֶהve.'Ein Ke.tzehH369 H7097;Putפּ֣וּטputH6316andLubimוְלוּבִ֔יםve.lu.VimH3864were thyhelpersבְּעֶזְרָתֵֽךְ׃be.'ez.ra.TekhH5833.

10Yet was she carriedawayלַגֹּלָה֙la.go.LahH1473, shewentהָלְכָ֣הha.le.KhahH1980intocaptivityבַשֶּׁ֔בִיva.She.viH7628: her youngchildrenעֹלָלֶ֛יהָ'o.la.Lei.haH5768also were dashed inpiecesיְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּye.ru.te.ShuH7376at theheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of all thestreetsחוּצ֑וֹתchu.TzotH2351: and theycastיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486for her honourablemenנִכְבַּדֶּ֙יהָ֙nikh.ba.Dei.haH3513, and all her greatmenגְּדוֹלֶ֖יהָge.do.Lei.haH1419wereboundרֻתְּק֥וּru.te.KuH7576inchainsבַזִּקִּֽים׃va.zi.KimH2131.

11Thou also shalt bedrunkתִּשְׁכְּרִ֔יtish.ke.RiH7937: thou shalt behiddenנַֽעֲלָמָ֑הna.'a.la.MahH5956, thou also shaltseekתְּבַקְשִׁ֥יte.vak.ShiH1245strengthמָע֖וֹזma.'ozH4581because of theenemyמֵאוֹיֵֽב׃me.'o.YevH341.

12All thy strongholdsמִבְצָרַ֔יִךְmiv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013shall be like figtreesתְּאֵנִ֖יםte.'e.NimH8384with the firstripefigsבִּכּוּרִ֑יםbi.ku.RimH1061: if they beshakenיִנּ֕וֹעוּyi.No.'uH5128, they shall evenfallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307into themouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of theeaterאוֹכֵֽל׃'o.KhelH398.

13Behold, thypeopleעַמֵּ֤ךְ'a.MekhH5971in themidstבְּקִרְבֵּ֔ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130of thee arewomenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802: thegatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of thylandאַרְצֵ֑ךְ'ar.TzekhH776shall be setwideפָּת֥וֹחַpa.To.achH6605openנִפְתְּח֖וּnif.te.ChuH6605to thyenemiesלְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יִךְle.'O.ye.Va.yikhH341: thefireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784shalldevourאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398thybarsבְּרִיחָֽיִך׃be.ri.Cha.yikhH1280.

14Drawשַֽׁאֲבִי־sha.'a.vi-H7579theewatersמֵ֤יmeiH4325for thesiegeמָצוֹר֙ma.tzOrH4692,fortifyחַזְּקִ֖יcha.ze.KiH2388thy strongholdsמִבְצָרָ֑יִךְmiv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013:goבֹּ֧אִיBo.'iH935intoclayבַטִּ֛יטva.TitH2916, andtreadוְרִמְסִ֥יve.rim.SiH7429themorterבַחֹ֖מֶרva.Cho.merH2563, makestrongהַחֲזִ֥יקִיha.cha.Zi.kiH2388thebrickkilnמַלְבֵּֽן׃mal.BenH4404.

15There shall thefireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784devourתֹּאכְלֵ֣ךְto.khe.LekhH398thee; theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719shall cut theeoffתַּכְרִיתֵ֣ךְtakh.ri.TekhH3772, it shall eat theeupתֹּאכְלֵ֖ךְto.khe.LekhH398like thecankerwormכַּיָּ֑לֶקkai.Ya.lekH3218: make thyselfmanyהִתְכַּבֵּ֣דhit.ka.BedH3513as thecankerwormכַּיֶּ֔לֶקkai.Ye.lekH3218, make thyselfmanyהִֽתְכַּבְּדִ֖יhit.ka.be.DiH3513as thelocustsכָּאַרְבֶּֽה׃ka.'ar.BehH697.

16Thou hastmultipliedהִרְבֵּית֙hir.BeitH7235thymerchantsרֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְro.khe.La.yikhH7402above thestarsמִכּוֹכְבֵ֖יmi.kokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064: thecankerwormיֶ֥לֶקYe.lekH3218spoilethפָּשַׁ֖טpa.ShatH6584, and fliethawayוַיָּעֹֽף׃vai.ya.'OfH5774.

17Thyprincesמִנְּזָרַ֙יִךְ֙mi.ne.za.Ra.yikhH4502are as thelocustsכָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔הka.'ar.BehH697, and thycaptainsוְטַפְסְרַ֖יִךְve.taf.se.Ra.yikhH2951as the greatgrasshoppersH1462, whichsettleהַֽחוֹנִ֤יםha.cho.NimH2583in thehedgesבַּגְּדֵרוֹת֙ba.ge.de.rOtH1448in thecoldקָרָ֔הka.RahH7135dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, but when thesunשֶׁ֤מֶשׁShe.meshH8121arisethזָֽרְחָה֙za.re.ChahH2224they fleeawayוְנוֹדַ֔דve.no.DadH5074, and theirplaceמְקוֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725is notknownנוֹדַ֥עno.Da'H3045whereאַיָּֽם׃'ai.YamH335they are .

18Thyshepherdsרֹעֶ֙יךָ֙ro.'Ei.khaH7462slumberנָמ֤וּna.MuH5123, Okingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804: thynoblesאַדִּירֶ֑יךָ'a.di.Rei.khaH117shalldwellיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּyish.ke.NuH7931in the dust : thypeopleעַמְּךָ֛'a.me.KhaH5971arescatteredנָפֹ֧שׁוּna.Fo.shuH6335upon themountainsהֶהָרִ֖יםhe.ha.RimH2022, and no mangatherethמְקַבֵּֽץ׃me.ka.BetzH6908them .

19There is nohealingכֵּהָ֣הke.HahH3545of thybruiseלְשִׁבְרֶ֔ךָle.shiv.Re.khaH7667; thywoundמַכָּתֶ֑ךָma.ka.Te.khaH4347isgrievousנַחְלָ֖הnach.LahH2470: all thathearשֹׁמְעֵ֣יsho.me.'EiH8085thereportשִׁמְעֲךָ֗shim.'a.KhaH8088of thee shallclapתָּ֤קְעוּTa.ke.'uH8628thehandsכַף֙khafH3709over thee: for upon whom hath not thywickednessרָעָתְךָ֖ra.'a.te.KhaH7451passedעָבְרָ֥ה'a.ve.RahH5674continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548?

Commentaries on Nahum 3

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