Nahum 1

YHWH is introduced as a jealous and avenging God who is slow to anger but will not leave the guilty unpunished, declaring destruction against Nineveh and its plotting king while promising to break the yoke from Judah and restore their feasts.[1][2][4]

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Verse 1

The oracle burden of of Nineveh Nineveh Nineveh The book written record of of the vision prophetic vision of Nahum Comforted-one Nachum the Elkoshite the man from Elkosh the Eleqoshi

מַשָּׂ֖א 𐤌𐤔𐤀 masa The oracle burden of HNcmsc נִֽינְוֵ֑ה 𐤍𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤄 nineveh of Nineveh Nineveh Nineveh HNp סֵ֧פֶר 𐤎𐤐𐤓 sefer The book written record of HNcmsc חֲז֛וֹן 𐤇𐤆𐤅𐤍 chazon of the vision prophetic vision HNcmsc נַח֖וּם 𐤍𐤇𐤅𐤌 nachum of Nahum Comforted-one Nachum HNp הָ/אֶלְקֹשִֽׁי 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤒𐤔𐤉 haeleqoshi the Elkoshite the man from Elkosh the Eleqoshi HTd/Ngmsa

Verse 2

God toward jealous intensely zealous and-avenging and avenging one the LORD Yahweh Yahweh avenging avenging one the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and-lord and master of of-wrath burning heat avenging avenging one the LORD Yahweh Yahweh against-his-adversaries to his constricting-foes and-reserving and grudge-keeper he he for-his-enemies to his hostile ones

אֵ֣ל 𐤀𐤋 el God toward HNcmsa קַנּ֤וֹא 𐤒𐤍𐤅𐤀 qano jealous intensely zealous HAamsa וְ/נֹקֵם֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤒𐤌 venoqem and-avenging and avenging one HC/Vqrmsa יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp נֹקֵ֥ם 𐤍𐤒𐤌 noqem avenging avenging one HVqrmsa יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וּ/בַ֣עַל 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤋 uvaal and-lord and master of HC/Ncmsc חֵמָ֑ה 𐤇𐤌𐤄 chemah of-wrath burning heat HNcfsa נֹקֵ֤ם 𐤍𐤒𐤌 noqem-2 avenging avenging one HVqrmsa יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לְ/צָרָ֔י/ו 𐤋/𐤑𐤓𐤉/𐤅 letsarayv against-his-adversaries to his constricting-foes HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וְ/נוֹטֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤍𐤅𐤈𐤓 venoter and-reserving and grudge-keeper HC/Vqrmsa ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms לְ/אֹיְבָֽי/ו 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤅 leoyevayv for-his-enemies to his hostile ones HR/Vqrmpc/Sp3ms

Verse 3

the LORD Yahweh Yahweh slow long-of to anger nostrils and great and great in and great power strength and at all and declaring clean not not will acquit he declares clean the LORD Yahweh Yahweh in whirlwind in a sweeping storm and in storm and in a bristling storm his way his path and cloud cloud-cover dust fine dust of his feet his feet

יְהֹוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehovah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶ֤רֶךְ 𐤀𐤓𐤊 erekhe slow long-of HAamsc אַפַּ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤌 apayim to anger nostrils HNcmda ו/גדול 𐤅/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 vgdvl and great and great HC/Aamsc וּ/גְדָל 𐤅/𐤂𐤃𐤋 ugedal in and great HC/Aamsc כֹּ֔חַ 𐤊𐤇 kocha power strength HNcmsa וְ/נַקֵּ֖ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤒𐤄 venaqeh and at all and declaring clean HC/Vpa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יְנַקֶּ֑ה 𐤉𐤍𐤒𐤄 yenaqeh will acquit he declares clean HVpi3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/סוּפָ֤ה 𐤁/𐤎𐤅𐤐𐤄 besufah in whirlwind in a sweeping storm HR/Ncfsa וּ/בִ/שְׂעָרָה֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤄 uvisearah and in storm and in a bristling storm HC/R/Ncfsa דַּרְכּ֔/וֹ 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤅 dareko his way his path HNcbsc/Sp3ms וְ/עָנָ֖ן 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤍 veanan and cloud cloud-cover HC/Ncmsa אֲבַ֥ק 𐤀𐤁𐤒 avaq dust fine dust HNcmsc רַגְלָֽי/ו 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤅 ragelayv of his feet his feet HNcfdc/Sp3ms

Verse 4

rebukes one who rebukes the sea in the sea and makes it dry he dried him up and all and whole of the rivers the rivers he dries up he made desolate languishes has been utterly weakened Bashan Bashan Bashan and Carmel and fertile plateau and Karemel and the flower blossom of of Lebanon White-Mountain Lebanon Levanon languishes has been utterly weakened

גּוֹעֵ֤ר 𐤂𐤅𐤏𐤓 goer rebukes one who rebukes HVqrmsa בַּ/יָּם֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤌 bayam the sea in the sea HRd/Ncmsa וַֽ/יַּבְּשֵׁ֔/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤔/𐤄𐤅 vayabeshehu and makes it dry he dried him up HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc הַ/נְּהָר֖וֹת 𐤄/𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤅𐤕 haneharot the rivers the rivers HTd/Ncmpa הֶֽחֱרִ֑יב 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤁 hecheriv he dries up he made desolate HVhp3ms אֻמְלַ֤ל 𐤀𐤌𐤋𐤋 umelal languishes has been utterly weakened HVKp3ms בָּשָׁן֙ 𐤁𐤔𐤍 bashan Bashan Bashan Bashan HNp וְ/כַרְמֶ֔ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤋 vekharemel and Carmel and fertile plateau and Karemel HC/Np וּ/פֶ֥רַח 𐤅/𐤐𐤓𐤇 uferach and the flower blossom of HC/Ncmsc לְבָנ֖וֹן 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤍 levanon of Lebanon White-Mountain Lebanon Levanon HNp אֻמְלָֽל 𐤀𐤌𐤋𐤋 umelal-2 languishes has been utterly weakened HVKp3ms

Verse 5

the mountains mountains quake they quaked before Him from us and the hills and the hills melt they melted away is upheaved and she lifted the earth the earth at His presence from his face the world inhabited world and all and whole of who dwell dwellers of in it —

הָרִים֙ 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 harim the mountains mountains HNcmpa רָעֲשׁ֣וּ 𐤓𐤏𐤔𐤅 raashu quake they quaked HVqp3cp מִמֶּ֔/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu before Him from us HR/Sp1cp וְ/הַ/גְּבָע֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤅𐤕 vehagevaot and the hills and the hills HC/Td/Ncfpa הִתְמֹגָ֑גוּ 𐤄𐤕𐤌𐤂𐤂𐤅 hitemogagu melt they melted away HVrp3cp וַ/תִּשָּׂ֤א 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤀 vatisa is upheaved and she lifted HC/Vqw3fs הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa מִ/פָּנָ֔י/ו 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 mipanayv at His presence from his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms וְ/תֵבֵ֖ל 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤋 vetevel the world inhabited world HC/Ncfsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc יֹ֥שְׁבֵי 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey who dwell dwellers of HVqrmpc בָֽ/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah in it HR/Sp3fs

Verse 6

before [his] face to the face of his indignation his fierce indignation who who? can stand he will stand and who and who? can rise let him rise in the fierceness in burning-heat of of his anger his nose his fury his burning-heat is poured out she was poured out like fire like fire and the rocks and the rock-cliffs are thrown down were torn down by him from us

לִ/פְנֵ֤י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before [his] face to the face of HR/Ncbpc זַעְמ/וֹ֙ 𐤆𐤏𐤌/𐤅 zaemo his indignation his fierce indignation HNcmsc/Sp3ms מִ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? HTi יַֽעֲמ֔וֹד 𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤃 yaamod can stand he will stand HVqi3ms וּ/מִ֥י 𐤅/𐤌𐤉 umi and who and who? HC/Ti יָק֖וּם 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌 yaqum can rise let him rise HVqi3ms בַּ/חֲר֣וֹן 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 bacharon in the fierceness in burning-heat of HR/Ncmsc אַפּ֑/וֹ 𐤀𐤐/𐤅 apo of his anger his nose HNcmsc/Sp3ms חֲמָת/וֹ֙ 𐤇𐤌𐤕/𐤅 chamato his fury his burning-heat HNcfsc/Sp3ms נִתְּכָ֣ה 𐤍𐤕𐤊𐤄 nitekhah is poured out she was poured out HVNp3fs כָ/אֵ֔שׁ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔 khaesh like fire like fire HRd/Ncbsa וְ/הַ/צֻּרִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 vehatsurim and the rocks and the rock-cliffs HC/Td/Ncmpa נִתְּצ֥וּ 𐤍𐤕𐤑𐤅 nitetsu are thrown down were torn down HVNp3cp מִמֶּֽ/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu by him from us HR/Sp3ms

Verse 7

good good the LORD Yahweh Yahweh a stronghold to a stronghold in day in the day of of trouble constraining distress and knows and knowing one those who take refuge refuge-seekers of in him —

ט֣וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לְ/מָע֖וֹז 𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤆 lemaoz a stronghold to a stronghold HR/Ncmsa בְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in day in the day of HR/Ncmsc צָרָ֑ה 𐤑𐤓𐤄 tsarah of trouble constraining distress HNcfsa וְ/יֹדֵ֖עַ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏 veyodea and knows and knowing one HC/Vqrmsa חֹ֥סֵי 𐤇𐤎𐤉 chosey those who take refuge refuge-seekers of HVqrmpc בֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo in him HR/Sp3ms

Verse 8

but with an overflowing flood and with a sweeping flood passing over one crossing over an utter end completion he will make he will do of its place her standing-place and-his-enemies and his hostile ones he will pursue he will intensely pursue darkness darkness

וּ/בְ/שֶׁ֣טֶף 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤈𐤐 uveshetef but with an overflowing flood and with a sweeping flood HC/R/Ncmsa עֹבֵ֔ר 𐤏𐤁𐤓 over passing over one crossing over HVqrmsa כָּלָ֖ה 𐤊𐤋𐤄 kalah an utter end completion HNcfsa יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh he will make he will do HVqi3ms מְקוֹמָ֑/הּ 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤄 meqomah of its place her standing-place HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/אֹיְבָ֖י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤅 veoyevayv and-his-enemies and his hostile ones HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3ms יְרַדֶּף 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐 yeradef he will pursue he will intensely pursue HVpi3ms חֹֽשֶׁךְ 𐤇𐤔𐤊 choshekhe Ubushiku (Bemba) darkness darkness HNcmsa

Verse 9

What what? do you plot you will devise against toward the LORD Yahweh Yahweh end completion He he makes doer not not will rise you will rise twice two strokes trouble constraining distress

מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah What what? HTi תְּחַשְּׁבוּ/ן֙ 𐤕𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅/𐤍 techashevun do you plot you will devise HVpi2mp/Sn אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el against toward HR יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כָּלָ֖ה 𐤊𐤋𐤄 kalah end completion HNcfsa ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu He he HPp3ms עֹשֶׂ֑ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh makes doer HVqrmsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תָק֥וּם 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤌 taqum will rise you will rise HVqi3fs פַּעֲמַ֖יִם 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 paamayim twice two strokes HNcfda צָרָֽה 𐤑𐤓𐤄 tsarah trouble constraining distress HNcfsa

Verse 10

For for/because while up to thorns boiling pots entangled entwined ones and while they are drunken and like their drunken revelry drunkards drunken ones they shall be devoured they were consumed as stubble like dry straw dry he dried up fully full

כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad while up to HR סִירִ֣ים 𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 sirim thorns boiling pots HNcfpa סְבֻכִ֔ים 𐤎𐤁𐤊𐤉𐤌 sevukhim entangled entwined ones HVqsmpa וּ/כְ/סָבְאָ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤊/𐤎𐤁𐤀/𐤌 ukhesaveam and while they are drunken and like their drunken revelry HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mp סְבוּאִ֑ים 𐤎𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤌 sevuim drunkards drunken ones HVqsmpa אֻ֨כְּל֔וּ 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 ukelu they shall be devoured they were consumed HVQp3cp כְּ/קַ֥שׁ 𐤊/𐤒𐤔 keqash as stubble like dry straw HR/Ncmsa יָבֵ֖שׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤔 yavesh dry he dried up HAamsa מָלֵֽא 𐤌𐤋𐤀 male fully full HAamsa

Verse 11

from you from you (feminine) has come forth he went out who plots planning one against upon the LORD Yahweh Yahweh evil evil counselor counseling one of wickedness worthless one

מִמֵּ֣/ךְ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekhe from you from you (feminine) HR/Sp2fs יָצָ֔א 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yatsa has come forth he went out HVqp3ms חֹשֵׁ֥ב 𐤇𐤔𐤁 choshev who plots planning one HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon HR יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp רָעָ֑ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil evil HNcfsa יֹעֵ֖ץ 𐤉𐤏𐤑 yoets counselor counseling one of HVqrmsc בְּלִיָּֽעַל 𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤋 beliyaal wickedness worthless one HNcmsa

Verse 12

Thus in this manner says he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh Though if / whether at full strength whole ones and likewise and thus many many even so and thus they will be cut down they were cut off and pass away and he crossed over I have afflicted you I afflicted you no not more will I afflict you I will intensively afflict you more still, again, further

כֹּ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im Though if / whether HC שְׁלֵמִים֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌 shelemim at full strength whole ones HAampa וְ/כֵ֣ן 𐤅/𐤊𐤍 vekhen and likewise and thus HC/Tm רַבִּ֔ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many many HAampa וְ/כֵ֥ן 𐤅/𐤊𐤍 vekhen-2 even so and thus HC/Tm נָגֹ֖זּוּ 𐤍𐤂𐤆𐤅 nagozu they will be cut down they were cut off HVNp3cp וְ/עָבָ֑ר 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤓 veavar and pass away and he crossed over HC/Vqp3ms וְ/עִ֨נִּתִ֔/ךְ 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤕/𐤊 veinitikhe I have afflicted you I afflicted you HC/Vpp1cs/Sp2fs לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo no not HTn אֲעַנֵּ֖/ךְ 𐤀𐤏𐤍/𐤊 aanekhe more will I afflict you I will intensively afflict you HVpi1cs/Sp2fs עֽוֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od more still, again, further HD

Verse 13

And now and now I will break I will break his yoke his yoke-bar from upon you from upon you and your bonds and your restraining-bands I will tear off I will forcibly tear away

וְ/עַתָּ֕ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah And now and now HC/D אֶשְׁבֹּ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤁𐤓 eshebor I will break I will break HVqi1cs מֹטֵ֖/הוּ 𐤌𐤈/𐤄𐤅 motehu his yoke his yoke-bar HNcmsc/Sp3ms מֵֽ/עָלָ֑יִ/ךְ 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 mealayikhe from upon you from upon you HR/R/Sp2fs וּ/מוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִ/ךְ 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤊 umoserotayikhe and your bonds and your restraining-bands HC/Ncbpc/Sp2fs אֲנַתֵּֽק 𐤀𐤍𐤕𐤒 anateq I will tear off I will forcibly tear away HVpi1cs

Verse 14

And He has commanded and he commanded concerning you upon you the LORD Yahweh Yahweh not not will be sown he will be sown from your name from your name anymore still, again, further from the house from the built-house of your gods your Mighty One I will cut off I will cause to cut off idol carved idol and image poured metal image I will make I will set your grave your grave because for/because you are vile you were light

וְ/צִוָּ֤ה 𐤅/𐤑𐤅𐤄 vetsivah And He has commanded and he commanded HC/Vpp3ms עָלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha concerning you upon you HR/Sp2ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִזָּרַ֥ע 𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏 yizara will be sown he will be sown HVNi3ms מִ/שִּׁמְ/ךָ֖ 𐤌/𐤔𐤌/𐤊 mishimekha from your name from your name HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms ע֑וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further HD מִ/בֵּ֨ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from the house from the built-house HR/Ncmsc אֱלֹהֶ֜י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) of your gods your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms אַכְרִ֨ית 𐤀𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤕 akherit I will cut off I will cause to cut off HVhi1cs פֶּ֧סֶל 𐤐𐤎𐤋 pesel idol carved idol HNcmsa וּ/מַסֵּכָ֛ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤎𐤊𐤄 umasekhah and image poured metal image HC/Ncfsa אָשִׂ֥ים 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌 asim I will make I will set HVqi1cs קִבְרֶ֖/ךָ 𐤒𐤁𐤓/𐤊 qiverekha your grave your grave HNcmsc/Sp2ms כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC קַלּֽוֹתָ 𐤒𐤋𐤅𐤕 qalota you are vile you were light HVqp2ms

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