Nahum
Nahum 1:8–9
8But with an overwhelming flood
He will make an end of Nineveha
and pursue His enemies into darkness.
9Whatever you plot against the LORD,
He will bring to an end.
Affliction will not rise up
a second time.
Footnotes
- a 1:8 Literally of her place
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.
Nahum 1:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But with an overwhelming | עֹבֵ֔ר | ‘ō·ḇêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| flood | וּבְשֶׁ֣טֶף | ū·ḇə·še·ṭep̄ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7858 flood |
| He will make | יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| an end | כָּלָ֖ה | kā·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H3617 completion, complete destruction, consumption, annihilation |
| and pursue | יְרַדֶּף־ | yə·rad·dep̄- | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| His enemies | וְאֹיְבָ֖יו | wə·’ō·yə·ḇāw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| into darkness | חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | ḥō·šeḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
Nahum 1:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whatever | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| you plot | תְּחַשְּׁבוּן֙ | tə·ḥaš·šə·ḇūn | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H2803 think, account |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| He | ה֣וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| will bring | עֹשֶׂ֑ה | ‘ō·śeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| to an end | כָּלָ֖ה | kā·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H3617 completion, complete destruction, consumption, annihilation |
| Affliction | צָרָֽה׃ | ṣā·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6869 id. |
| will not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| rise up | תָק֥וּם | ṯā·qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| a second time | פַּעֲמַ֖יִם | pa·‘ă·ma·yim | Noun - fd | H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Nahum 1:8 Ezekiel 13:13 · Isaiah 28:17 · Isaiah 8:22 · Amos 8:8 · Job 30:15 · Zephaniah 2:13 · Amos 9:5–6 · Matthew 8:12 · Nahum 2:8 · Isaiah 8:7–8 · Daniel 11:40 · Nahum 1:1
Nahum 1:9 Psalm 21:11 · Proverbs 21:30 · Psalm 33:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:5 · Psalm 2:1–4 · Nahum 1:11 · Ezekiel 38:10–11 · Isaiah 8:9–10 · Acts 4:25–28 · 1 Samuel 3:12 · 1 Samuel 26:8 · 2 Samuel 20:10
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.