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Nahum 1

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How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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מַשָּׂ֖אthe oracle ofנִֽינְוֵ֑הNinevehסֵ֧פֶרthe document ofחֲז֛וֹןthe vision ofנַח֖וּםNahumהָאֶלְקֹשִֽׁי׃the Elkoshite
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אֵ֣לis a Godקַנּ֤וֹאjealousוְנֹקֵם֙and avengingיְהוָ֔הYahwehנֹקֵ֥םis avengingיְהוָ֖הYahwehוּבַ֣עַלand a lord ofחֵמָ֑הrageנֹקֵ֤םis avengingיְהוָה֙Yahwehלְצָרָ֔יוto opponents hisוְנוֹטֵ֥רand is maintainingה֖וּאheלְאֹיְבָֽיו׃to enemies his
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יְהֹוָ֗הYahwehאֶ֤רֶךְis long ofאַפַּ֙יִם֙angersוּגְדָלand great ofכֹּ֔חַpowerוְנַקֵּ֖הand certainly to leave unpunishedלֹ֣אnotיְנַקֶּ֑הhe will leave unpunishedיְהוָ֗הYahwehבְּסוּפָ֤הis in storm-windוּבִשְׂעָרָה֙and in stormדַּרְכּ֔וֹway hisוְעָנָ֖ןand is cloudאֲבַ֥קthe dust ofרַגְלָֽיו׃feet his
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גּוֹעֵ֤רhe is rebukingבַּיָּם֙in the seaוַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּand he made dry itוְכָל־and allהַנְּהָר֖וֹתthe riversהֶֽחֱרִ֑יבhe dries upאֻמְלַ֤לit withersבָּשָׁן֙Bashanוְכַרְמֶ֔לand Carmelוּפֶ֥רַחand the blossom ofלְבָנ֖וֹןLebanonאֻמְלָֽל׃it withers
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הָרִים֙mountainsרָעֲשׁ֣וּthey quakeמִמֶּ֔נּוּfrom himוְהַגְּבָע֖וֹתand the hillsהִתְמֹגָ֑גוּthey meltוַתִּשָּׂ֤אand it lifted upהָאָ֙רֶץ֙the earthמִפָּנָ֔יוfrom before himוְתֵבֵ֖לand the worldוְכָל־and allיֹ֥שְׁבֵיthose who dwellבָֽהּ׃in it
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לִפְנֵ֤יto beforeזַעְמוֹ֙indignation hisמִ֣יwho?יַֽעֲמ֔וֹדwill he standוּמִ֥יand who?יָק֖וּםwill he endureבַּחֲר֣וֹןat the burning ofאַפּ֑וֹanger hisחֲמָתוֹ֙rage hisנִתְּכָ֣הit is poured outכָאֵ֔שׁlike the fireוְהַצֻּרִ֖יםand the rocksנִתְּצ֥וּthey are pulled downמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃from him
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ט֣וֹבis goodיְהוָ֔הYahwehלְמָע֖וֹזinto a refugeבְּי֣וֹםin a day ofצָרָ֑הtroubleוְיֹדֵ֖עַand he is knowingחֹ֥סֵיthose who take refugeבֽוֹ׃in him
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וּבְשֶׁ֣טֶףand with a floodעֹבֵ֔רwhich passes overכָּלָ֖הcomplete destructionיַעֲשֶׂ֣הhe will makeמְקוֹמָ֑הּplace itsוְאֹיְבָ֖יוand enemies hisיְרַדֶּף־he will pursueחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃darkness
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מַה־whateverתְּחַשְּׁבוּן֙you will plot !אֶל־againstיְהוָ֔הYahwehכָּלָ֖הcomplete destructionה֣וּאheעֹשֶׂ֑הwill be makingלֹֽא־notתָק֥וּםit will ariseפַּעֲמַ֖יִםtwo timesצָרָֽה׃trouble
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כִּ֚יforעַד־toסִירִ֣יםthornsסְבֻכִ֔יםinterwovenוּכְסָבְאָ֖םand like drink theirסְבוּאִ֑יםdrunkardsאֻ֨כְּל֔וּthey will be consumedכְּקַ֥שׁlike stubbleיָבֵ֖שׁdryמָלֵֽא׃full
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מִמֵּ֣ךְfrom youיָצָ֔אhe has come outחֹשֵׁ֥בone who plotsעַל־onיְהוָ֖הYahwehרָעָ֑הevilיֹעֵ֖ץa counselor ofבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ סworthlessness
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כֹּ֣ה׀thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֗הYahwehאִם־thoughשְׁלֵמִים֙completeוְכֵ֣ןand thusרַבִּ֔יםnumerousוְכֵ֥ןand thusנָגֹ֖זּוּthey will be cut downוְעָבָ֑רand he will pass awayוְעִ֨נִּתִ֔ךְand I have afflicted youלֹ֥אnotאֲעַנֵּ֖ךְI will afflict youעֽוֹד׃again
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וְעַתָּ֕הand nowאֶשְׁבֹּ֥רI will breakמֹטֵ֖הוּyoke-bar hisמֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְfrom on the youוּמוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִךְand fetters yourאֲנַתֵּֽק׃I will tear apart
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וְצִוָּ֤הand he has commandedעָלֶ֙יךָ֙on youיְהוָ֔הYahwehלֹֽא־notיִזָּרַ֥עit will be sownמִשִּׁמְךָ֖from name yourע֑וֹדagainמִבֵּ֨יתfrom the house ofאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָgods yourאַכְרִ֨יתI will cut offפֶּ֧סֶלidolוּמַסֵּכָ֛הand molten imageאָשִׂ֥יםI will makeקִבְרֶ֖ךָgrave yourכִּ֥יforקַלּֽוֹתָ׃ פyou are insignificant
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הִנֵּ֨הthere!עַל־onהֶהָרִ֜יםthe mountainsרַגְלֵ֤יthe feet ofמְבַשֵּׂר֙one who bears newsמַשְׁמִ֣יעַone who proclaimsשָׁל֔וֹםpeaceחָגִּ֧יcelebrate a festivalיְהוּדָ֛הO Judahחַגַּ֖יִךְfestivals yourשַׁלְּמִ֣יpayנְדָרָ֑יִךְvows yourכִּי֩forלֹ֨אnotיוֹסִ֥יףhe will repeatע֛וֹדagainלַֽעֲבָרto passבָּ֥ךְin youבְּלִיַּ֖עַלa worthless personכֻּלֹּ֥הall of himנִכְרָֽת׃it will be cut off

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