מַשָּׂ֖א נִֽינְוֵ֑ה סֵ֧פֶר חֲז֛וֹן נַח֖וּם הָאֶלְקֹשִֽׁי
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
Word-by-word analysis· 6 words
אֵ֣ל קַנּ֤וֹא וְנֹקֵם֙ יְהוָ֔ה נֹקֵ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה וּבַ֣עַל חֵמָ֑ה נֹקֵ֤ם יְהוָה֙ לְצָרָ֔יו וְנוֹטֵ֥ר ה֖וּא לְאֹיְבָֽיו
God jealous, and YHWH revengeth; YHWH revengeth, and furious; YHWH will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth for his enemies.
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יְהֹוָ֗ה אֶ֤רֶךְ אַפַּ֨יִם֙ וגדול וּגְדָל כֹּ֔חַ וְנַקֵּ֖ה לֹ֣א יְנַקֶּ֑ה יְהוָ֗ה בְּסוּפָ֤ה וּבִשְׂעָרָה֙ דַּרְכּ֔וֹ וְעָנָ֖ן אֲבַ֥ק רַגְלָֽיו
YHWH slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit : YHWH has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds the dust of his feet.
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
גּוֹעֵ֤ר בַּיָּם֙ וַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּ וְכָל הַנְּהָר֖וֹת הֶֽחֱרִ֑יב אֻמְלַ֤ל בָּשָׁן֙ וְכַרְמֶ֔ל וּפֶ֥רַח לְבָנ֖וֹן אֻמְלָֽל
He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
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הָרִים֙ רָעֲשׁ֣וּ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְהַגְּבָע֖וֹת הִתְמֹגָ֑גוּ וַתִּשָּׂ֤א הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ מִפָּנָ֔יו וְתֵבֵ֖ל וְכָל יֹ֥שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ
The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
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לִפְנֵ֤י זַעְמוֹ֙ מִ֣י יַֽעֲמ֔וֹד וּמִ֥י יָק֖וּם בַּחֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֑וֹ חֲמָתוֹ֙ נִתְּכָ֣ה כָאֵ֔שׁ וְהַצֻּרִ֖ים נִתְּצ֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ
Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
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ט֣וֹב יְהוָ֔ה לְמָע֖וֹז בְּי֣וֹם צָרָ֑ה וְיֹדֵ֖עַ חֹ֥סֵי בֽוֹ
YHWH good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
וּבְשֶׁ֣טֶף עֹבֵ֔ר כָּלָ֖ה יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה מְקוֹמָ֑הּ וְאֹיְבָ֖יו יְרַדֶּף חֹֽשֶׁךְ
But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
מַה תְּחַשְּׁבוּן֙ אֶל יְהוָ֔ה כָּלָ֖ה ה֣וּא עֹשֶׂ֑ה לֹֽא תָק֥וּם פַּעֲמַ֖יִם צָרָֽה
What do you imagine against YHWH? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
כִּ֚י עַד סִירִ֣ים סְבֻכִ֔ים וּכְסָבְאָ֖ם סְבוּאִ֑ים אֻ֨כְּל֔וּ כְּקַ֥שׁ יָבֵ֖שׁ מָלֵֽא
For while folden together thorns, and while they are drunken drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
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מִמֵּ֣ךְ יָצָ֔א חֹשֵׁ֥ב עַל יְהוָ֖ה רָעָ֑ה יֹעֵ֖ץ בְּלִיָּֽעַל
There is come out of you, that imagineth evil against YHWH, a wicked counsellor.
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כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אִם שְׁלֵמִים֙ וְכֵ֣ן רַבִּ֔ים וְכֵ֥ן נָגֹ֖זּוּ וְעָבָ֑ר וְעִ֨נִּתִ֔ךְ לֹ֥א אֲעַנֵּ֖ךְ עֽוֹד
Thus says YHWH; Though quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
וְעַתָּ֕ה אֶשְׁבֹּ֥ר מֹטֵ֖הוּ מֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְ וּמוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִךְ אֲנַתֵּֽק
For now will I break his yoke from off you, and will burst your bonds in sunder.
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וְצִוָּ֤ה עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה לֹֽא יִזָּרַ֥ע מִשִּׁמְךָ֖ ע֑וֹד מִבֵּ֨ית אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ אַכְרִ֨ית פֶּ֧סֶל וּמַסֵּכָ֛ה אָשִׂ֥ים קִבְרֶ֖ךָ כִּ֥י קַלּֽוֹתָ
And YHWH has given a commandment concerning you, no more of your name be sown: out of the house of your gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make your grave; for you are vile.