Nahum 1 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Nahum 2

¹He who dashes in pieces has come up against you. Keep the fortress! Watch the way! Strengthen your waist! Fortify your power mightily!

KJVHe that dasheth in pieces^H6327^(H8688) is come up^H5927^(H8804) before thy face^H6440: keep^H5341^(H8800) the munition^H4694, watch^H6822^(H8761) the way^H1870, make thy loins^H4975 strong^H2388^(H8761), fortify^H553^(H8761) thy power^H3581 mightily^H3966.

² For Yahweh restores the excellency of Jacob as the excellency of Israel, for the destroyers have destroyed them and ruined their vine branches.

KJVFor the LORD^H3068 hath turned away^H7725^(H8804) the excellency^H1347 of Jacob^H3290, as the excellency^H1347 of Israel^H3478: for the emptiers^H1238^(H8802) have emptied them out^H1238^(H8804), and marred^H7843^(H8765) their vine branches^H2156.

³ The shield of his mighty men is made red. The valiant men are in scarlet. The chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the pine spears are brandished.

KJVThe shield^H4043 of his mighty men^H1368 is made red^H119^(H8794), the valiant^H2428 men^H582 are in scarlet^H8529^(H8794): the chariots^H7393 shall be with flaming^H784 torches^H6393 in the day^H3117 of his preparation^H3559^(H8687), and the fir trees^H1265 shall be terribly shaken^H7477^(H8717).

⁴ The chariots rage in the streets. They rush back and forth in the wide ways. Their appearance is like torches. They run like the lightnings.

KJVThe chariots^H7393 shall rage^H1984^(H8704) in the streets^H2351, they shall justle one against another^H8264^(H8698) in the broad ways^H7339: they shall seem^H4758 like torches^H3940, they shall run^H7323^(H8787) like the lightnings^H1300.

⁵ He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place.

KJVHe shall recount^H2142^(H8799) his worthies^H117: they shall stumble^H3782^(H8735) in their walk^H1979; they shall make haste^H4116^(H8762) to the wall^H2346 thereof, and the defence^H5526^(H8802) shall be prepared^H3559^(H8717).

⁶ The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.

KJVThe gates^H8179 of the rivers^H5104 shall be opened^H6605^(H8738), and the palace^H1964 shall be dissolved^H4127^(H8738).

⁷ It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her servants moan as with the voice of doves, beating on their breasts.

KJVAnd Huzzab^H5324^(H8717) shall be led away captive^H1540^(H8795), she shall be brought up^H5927^(H8717), and her maids^H519 shall lead^H5090^(H8764) her as with the voice^H6963 of doves^H3123, tabering^H8608^(H8781) upon their breasts^H3824.

⁸ But Nineveh has been from of old like a pool of water, yet they flee away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one looks back.

KJVBut Nineveh^H5210 is of old^H3117 like a pool^H1295 of water^H4325: yet they shall flee away^H5127^(H8801). Stand^H5975^(H8798), stand^H5975^(H8798), shall they cry; but none shall look back^H6437^(H8688).

⁹ Take the plunder of silver. Take the plunder of gold, for there is no end of treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.

KJVTake ye the spoil^H962^(H8798) of silver^H3701, take the spoil^H962^(H8798) of gold^H2091: for there is none end^H7097 of the store^H8498 and glory^H3519 out of all the pleasant^H2532 furniture^H3627.

¹⁰ She is empty, void, and waste. The heart melts, the knees knock together, their bodies and faces have grown pale.

KJVShe is empty^H950, and void^H4003, and waste^H1110^(H8794): and the heart^H3820 melteth^H4549^(H8738), and the knees^H1290 smite together^H6375, and much pain^H2479 is in all loins^H4975, and the faces^H6440 of them all gather^H6908^(H8765) blackness^H6289.

¹¹ Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion and the lioness walked with the lion’s cubs, and no one made them afraid?

KJVWhere is the dwelling^H4583 of the lions^H738, and the feedingplace^H4829 of the young lions^H3715, where the lion^H738, even the old lion^H3833, walked^H1980^(H8804), and the lion's^H738 whelp^H1482, and none made them afraid^H2729^(H8688)?

¹² The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled prey for his lionesses, and filled his caves with the kill and his dens with prey.

KJVThe lion^H738 did tear in pieces^H2963^(H8802) enough^H1767 for his whelps^H1484, and strangled^H2614^(H8764) for his lionesses^H3833, and filled^H4390^(H8762) his holes^H2356 with prey^H2964, and his dens^H4585 with ravin^H2966.

¹³ “Behold, I am against you,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions; and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

KJVBehold, I am against thee, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, and I will burn^H1197^(H8689) her chariots^H7393 in the smoke^H6227, and the sword^H2719 shall devour^H398^(H8799) thy young lions^H3715: and I will cut off^H3772^(H8689) thy prey^H2964 from the earth^H776, and the voice^H6963 of thy messengers^H4397 shall no more be heard^H8085^(H8735).

WEB·Nahum 1

¹A revelation about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

KJVThe burden^H4853 of Nineveh^H5210. The book^H5612 of the vision^H2377 of Nahum^H5151 the Elkoshite^H512.

² Yahweh is a jealous God and avenges. Yahweh avenges and is full of wrath. Yahweh takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he maintains wrath against his enemies.

KJVGod^H410 is jealous^H7072, and the LORD^H3068 revengeth^H5358^(H8802); the LORD^H3068 revengeth^H5358^(H8802), and is furious^H1167^H2534; the LORD^H3068 will take vengeance^H5358^(H8802) on his adversaries^H6862, and he reserveth^H5201^(H8802) wrath for his enemies^H341^(H8802).

³ Yahweh is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. Yahweh has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 is slow^H750 to anger^H639, and great^H1419 in power^H3581, and will not at all^H5352^(H8763) acquit^H5352^(H8762) the wicked: the LORD^H3068 hath his way^H1870 in the whirlwind^H5492 and in the storm^H8183, and the clouds^H6051 are the dust^H80 of his feet^H7272.

⁴ He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel languish. The flower of Lebanon languishes.

KJVHe rebuketh^H1605^(H8802) the sea^H3220, and maketh it dry^H2717^(H8689), and drieth up^H3001^(H8762) all the rivers^H5104: Bashan^H1316 languisheth^H535^(H8797), and Carmel^H3760, and the flower^H6525 of Lebanon^H3844 languisheth^H535^(H8797).

⁵ The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, yes, the world, and all who dwell in it.

KJVThe mountains^H2022 quake^H7493^(H8804) at him, and the hills^H1389 melt^H4127^(H8712), and the earth^H776 is burned^H5375^(H8799) at his presence^H6440, yea, the world^H8398, and all that dwell^H3427^(H8802) therein.

⁶ Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the fierceness of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken apart by him.

KJVWho can stand^H5975^(H8799) before^H6440 his indignation^H2195? and who can abide^H6965^(H8799) in the fierceness^H2740 of his anger^H639? his fury^H2534 is poured out^H5413^(H8738) like fire^H784, and the rocks^H6697 are thrown down^H5422^(H8738) by him.

⁷ Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 is good^H2896, a strong hold^H4581 in the day^H3117 of trouble^H6869; and he knoweth^H3045^(H8802) them that trust^H2620^(H8802) in him.

⁸ But with an overflowing flood, he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

KJVBut with an overrunning^H5674^(H8802) flood^H7858 he will make^H6213^(H8799) an utter end^H3617 of the place^H4725 thereof, and darkness^H2822 shall pursue^H7291^(H8762) his enemies^H341^(H8802).

⁹ What do you plot against Yahweh? He will make a full end. Affliction won’t rise up the second time.

KJVWhat do ye imagine^H2803^(H8762) against the LORD^H3068? he will make^H6213^(H8802) an utter end^H3617: affliction^H6869 shall not rise up^H6965^(H8799) the second time^H6471.

¹⁰ For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly like dry stubble.

KJVFor while they be folden together^H5440^(H8803) as thorns^H5518, and while they are drunken^H5433^(H8803) as drunkards^H5435, they shall be devoured^H398^(H8795) as stubble^H7179 fully^H4392 dry^H3002.

¹¹ One has gone out of you who devises evil against Yahweh, who counsels wickedness.

KJVThere is one come out^H3318^(H8804) of thee, that imagineth^H2803^(H8802) evil^H7451 against the LORD^H3068, a wicked^H1100 counsellor^H3289^(H8802).

¹² Yahweh says: “Though they are in full strength and likewise many, even so they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; Though they be quiet^H8003, and likewise many^H7227, yet thus shall they be cut down^H1494^(H8738), when he shall pass through^H5674^(H8804). Though I have afflicted^H6031^(H8765) thee, I will afflict^H6031^(H8762) thee no more.

¹³ Now I will break his yoke from off you, and will burst your bonds apart.”

KJVFor now will I break^H7665^(H8799) his yoke^H4132 from off thee, and will burst^H5423 thy bonds^H4147 in sunder^H5423^(H8762).

¹⁴ Yahweh has commanded concerning you: “No more descendants will bear your name. Out of the house of your gods, I will cut off the engraved image and the molten image. I will make your grave, for you are vile.”

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 hath given a commandment^H6680^(H8765) concerning thee, that no more of thy name^H8034 be sown^H2232^(H8735): out of the house^H1004 of thy gods^H430 will I cut off^H3772^(H8686) the graven image^H6459 and the molten image^H4541: I will make^H7760^(H8799) thy grave^H6913; for thou art vile^H7043^(H8804).

¹⁵ Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, Judah! Perform your vows, for the wicked one will no more pass through you. He is utterly cut off.

KJVBehold upon the mountains^H2022 the feet^H7272 of him that bringeth good tidings^H1319^(H8764), that publisheth^H8085^(H8688) peace^H7965! O Judah^H3063, keep^H2287^(H8798) thy solemn feasts^H2282, perform^H7999^(H8761) thy vows^H5088: for the wicked^H1100 shall no more^H3254^(H8686) pass through^H5674^(H8800) thee; he is utterly cut off^H3772^(H8738).

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