Nahum

Nahum 1:14

¹⁴The LORD has issued a command concerning you, O Nineveh:

“There will be no descendants

to carry on your name.

I will cut off the carved image and cast idol

from the house of your gods;

I will prepare your grave,

for you are contemptible.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has issued a command	וְצִוָּ֤ה	wə·ṣiw·wāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
concerning you	עָלֶ֙יךָ֙	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height
There will be no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
descendants	יִזָּרַ֥ע	yiz·zā·ra‘	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2232 sow, scatter seed
to carry on your name	מִשִּׁמְךָ֖	miš·šim·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name
I will cut off	אַכְרִ֨ית	’aḵ·rîṯ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
the carved image	פֶּ֧סֶל	pe·sel	Noun - masculine singular	H6459 idol, image
and cast idol	וּמַסֵּכָ֛ה	ū·mas·sê·ḵāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4541 molten metal, or image
from the house	מִבֵּ֨ית	mib·bêṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of your gods	אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
I will prepare	אָשִׂ֥ים	’ā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
your grave	קִבְרֶ֖ךָ	qiḇ·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6913 grave, sepulchre
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you are contemptible	קַלּֽוֹתָ׃פ	qal·lō·w·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 109:13 · Micah 5:13 · Isaiah 46:1–2 · Proverbs 10:7 · Psalm 71:3 · 2 Kings 19:37 · Ezekiel 32:22–23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.