Nahum
Nahum 1:15
15Look to the mountains—
the feet of one who brings good news,
who proclaims peace!
Celebrate your feasts, O Judah;
fulfill your vows.
For the wicked will never again march through you;
they will be utterly cut off.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look | הִנֵּ֨ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the mountains | הֶהָרִ֜ים | he·hā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| the feet | רַגְלֵ֤י | raḡ·lê | Noun - feminine dual construct | H7272 foot |
| of one who brings good news | מְבַשֵּׂר֙ | mə·ḇaś·śêr | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1319 bear tidings |
| who proclaims | מַשְׁמִ֣יעַ | maš·mî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| peace | שָׁל֔וֹם | šā·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| Celebrate | חָגִּ֧י | ḥāg·gî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H2287 make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast |
| your feasts | חַגַּ֖יִךְ | ḥag·ga·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast |
| O Judah | יְהוּדָ֛ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| fulfill | שַׁלְּמִ֣י | šal·lə·mî | Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singular | H7999 be complete, sound |
| your vows | נְדָרָ֑יִךְ | nə·ḏā·rā·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H5088 vow |
| For | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the wicked | בְּלִיַּ֖עַל | bə·lî·ya·‘al | Noun - masculine singular | H1100 worthlessness |
| will never | לֹ֨א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| again | יוֹסִ֥יף | yō·w·sîp̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3254 add |
| march through | לַעֲבוֹר | la·ʿă·ḇōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| you | בָּ֥ךְ | bāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| they will be utterly | כֻּלֹּ֥ה | kul·lōh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| cut off | נִכְרָֽת׃ | niḵ·rāṯ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 52:7 · Romans 10:15 · Isaiah 40:9–10 · Acts 10:36 · Isaiah 29:7–8 · Luke 2:10 · Luke 2:14 · Nahum 1:11–12 · Leviticus 23:4 · Isaiah 37:36–38 · Psalm 116:17–18 · Psalm 107:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.