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Nahum

Chapter 2
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּe֨h 'al-hehari֜ym ragele֤y mebashsּer֙ mashshemi֣y'a shshal֔om chagּi֧y yehuda֛h chagּa֖yike shshalּemi֣y nedara֑yike kּiy֩ lo֨ yosi֥yp '֛od l'bvr laֽ'abar-bּa֥ke bּeliyּa֖'al kּulּo֥h nikeraֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He that dashes in pieces is come up before your face: keep the munition, watch the way, make your loins strong, fortify your power mightily.

הִנֵּ֨ה עַל־הֶהָרִ֜ים רַגְלֵ֤י מְבַשֵּׂר֙ מַשְׁמִ֣יעַ שָׁל֔וֹם חָגִּ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה חַגַּ֖יִךְ שַׁלְּמִ֣י נְדָרָ֑יִךְ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א יוֹסִ֥יף ע֛וֹד לעבור לַֽעֲבָר־בָּ֥ךְ בְּלִיַּ֖עַל כֻּלֹּ֥ה נִכְרָֽת׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): ala֥h mepi֛ytz 'al-pּana֖yike natz֣or metzura֑h tzapּeh-de֨reke֙ chazּe֣q matena֔yim 'amּe֥tz kּo֖cha me'oֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For the LORD has turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and ruined their vine branches.

עָלָ֥ה מֵפִ֛יץ עַל־פָּנַ֖יִךְ נָצ֣וֹר מְצֻרָ֑ה צַפֵּה־דֶ֨רֶךְ֙ חַזֵּ֣ק מָתְנַ֔יִם אַמֵּ֥ץ כֹּ֖חַ מְאֹֽד׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y shsha֤b yehvah֙ 'et-gּe'֣on ya'aqo֔b kּige'֖on yishsera'e֑l kּi֤y beqaqum֙ bּoֽqeqi֔ym uzemoreyhe֖m shshicheֽtu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.

כִּ֣י שָׁ֤ב יְהוָה֙ אֶת־גְּא֣וֹן יַעֲקֹ֔ב כִּגְא֖וֹן יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֤י בְקָקוּם֙ בֹּֽקְקִ֔ים וּזְמֹרֵיהֶ֖ם שִׁחֵֽתוּ׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): mage֨n gּibּore֜yhu me'adּa֗m 'aneshshey-cha֨yil֙ metulּa'i֔ym bּe'eshsh-pּelad֥ot hare֖keb bּey֣om hakiyn֑o vehabּeroshshi֖ym hare'aֽlu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.

מָגֵ֨ן גִּבֹּרֵ֜יהוּ מְאָדָּ֗ם אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֨יִל֙ מְתֻלָּעִ֔ים בְּאֵשׁ־פְּלָד֥וֹת הָרֶ֖כֶב בְּי֣וֹם הֲכִינ֑וֹ וְהַבְּרֹשִׁ֖ים הָרְעָֽלוּ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּaֽchutzot֙ yiteholel֣u hare֔keb yiֽshshetּaqeshsheq֖un bּarechob֑ot mare'eyhen֙ kּalּapּiydi֔m kּabּeraqi֖ym yerotzeֽtzu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.

בַּֽחוּצוֹת֙ יִתְהוֹלְל֣וּ הָרֶ֔כֶב יִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּן בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת מַרְאֵיהֶן֙ כַּלַּפִּידִ֔ם כַּבְּרָקִ֖ים יְרוֹצֵֽצוּ׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): yizekּor֙ 'adּiyra֔yv yikּashshel֖u bhlkvtm bּahaliֽykata֑m yemaֽharu֙ chֽomata֔hּ vehuka֖n hasּokeֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.

יִזְכֹּר֙ אַדִּירָ֔יו יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ בהלכותם בַּהֲלִֽיכָתָ֑ם יְמַֽהֲרוּ֙ חֽוֹמָתָ֔הּ וְהֻכַ֖ן הַסֹּכֵֽךְ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): shsha'are֥y hanּehar֖ot nipetּa֑chu vehaֽheyka֖l namֽog׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.

שַׁעֲרֵ֥י הַנְּהָר֖וֹת נִפְתָּ֑חוּ וְהַֽהֵיכָ֖ל נָמֽוֹג׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehutzּa֖b gּulּeta֣h hoֽ'ala֑tah ve'amehote֗yha menaֽhagot֙ kּeq֣ol yoni֔ym metopepo֖t 'al-libebeheֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. "Stand, stand," shall they cry; but none shall look back.

וְהֻצַּ֖ב גֻּלְּתָ֣ה הֹֽעֲלָ֑תָה וְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָ מְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙ כְּק֣וֹל יוֹנִ֔ים מְתֹפְפֹ֖ת עַל־לִבְבֵהֶֽן׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): veniyneve֥h kibereֽkat-ma֖yim mi֣ymey hi֑y vehe֣mּah nasi֔ym 'imed֥u 'amo֖du ve'e֥yn mapeneֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Take you the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.

וְנִינְוֵ֥ה כִבְרֵֽכַת־מַ֖יִם מִ֣ימֵי הִ֑יא וְהֵ֣מָּה נָסִ֔ים עִמְד֥וּ עֲמֹ֖דוּ וְאֵ֥ין מַפְנֶֽה׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּo֥zּu ke֖sep bּo֣zּu zaha֑b ve'e֥yn qe֨tzeh֙ latּekuna֔h kּabo֕d mikּo֖l kּeli֥y chemedּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melts, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.

בֹּ֥זּוּ כֶ֖סֶף בֹּ֣זּוּ זָהָ֑ב וְאֵ֥ין קֵ֨צֶה֙ לַתְּכוּנָ֔ה כָּבֹ֕ד מִכֹּ֖ל כְּלִ֥י חֶמְדָּֽה׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּuqa֥h umebuqa֖h umebulּaqa֑h vele֨b name֜s upi֣q bּirekּa֗yim vechalechalah֙ bּekal-matena֔yim upene֥y kulּa֖m qibּetz֥u pa'rֽur׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?

בּוּקָ֥ה וּמְבוּקָ֖ה וּמְבֻלָּקָ֑ה וְלֵ֨ב נָמֵ֜ס וּפִ֣ק בִּרְכַּ֗יִם וְחַלְחָלָה֙ בְּכָל־מָתְנַ֔יִם וּפְנֵ֥י כֻלָּ֖ם קִבְּצ֥וּ פָארֽוּר׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): ayּeh֙ me'֣on 'aray֔ot umire'e֥h h֖u lakּepiri֑ym 'ashshe֣r halake֩ 'areye֨h labi֥y shsha֛m gּ֥ur 'areye֖h ve'e֥yn machariֽyd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.

אַיֵּה֙ מְע֣וֹן אֲרָי֔וֹת וּמִרְעֶ֥ה ה֖וּא לַכְּפִרִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַךְ֩ אַרְיֵ֨ה לָבִ֥יא שָׁ֛ם גּ֥וּר אַרְיֵ֖ה וְאֵ֥ין מַחֲרִֽיד׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): areye֤h torep֙ bּede֣y goֽrota֔yv umechanּe֖q lelibe'ota֑yv vayemalּe'-te֣rep chora֔yv ume'oֽnota֖yv terepaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Behold, I am against you, says the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions: and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no more be heard.

אַרְיֵ֤ה טֹרֵף֙ בְּדֵ֣י גֹֽרוֹתָ֔יו וּמְחַנֵּ֖ק לְלִבְאֹתָ֑יו וַיְמַלֵּא־טֶ֣רֶף חֹרָ֔יו וּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יו טְרֵפָֽה׃

14

הִנְנִ֣י אֵלַ֗יִךְ נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וְהִבְעַרְתִּ֤י בֶֽעָשָׁן֙ רִכְבָּ֔הּ וּכְפִירַ֖יִךְ תֹּ֣אכַל חָ֑רֶב וְהִכְרַתִּ֤י מֵאֶ֨רֶץ֙ טַרְפֵּ֔ךְ וְלֹֽא־יִשָּׁמַ֥ע ע֖וֹד ק֥וֹל מַלְאָכֵֽכֵה׃ס