Nahum
Nahum 1:6
6Who can withstand His indignation?
Who can endure His burning anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire;
even rocks are shattered before Him.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִ֣י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can withstand | לִפְנֵ֤י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| His indignation | זַעְמוֹ֙ | za‘·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2195 indignation |
| Who | וּמִ֥י | ū·mî | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can endure | יָק֖וּם | yā·qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| His burning anger | בַּחֲר֣וֹן | ba·ḥă·rō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2740 (burning of) anger |
| His wrath | חֲמָתוֹ֙ | ḥă·mā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2534 heat, rage |
| is poured out | נִתְּכָ֣ה | nit·tə·ḵāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5413 pour forth |
| like fire | כָאֵ֔שׁ | ḵā·’êš | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| even rocks | וְהַצֻּרִ֖ים | wə·haṣ·ṣu·rîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6697 rock, cliff |
| are shattered | נִתְּצ֥וּ | nit·tə·ṣū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5422 pull down, break down |
| before Him | מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 10:10 · Malachi 3:2 · Psalm 76:7 · Deuteronomy 32:22–23 · Nahum 1:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.