Nahum

Nahum 1:8

⁸But with an overwhelming flood

He will make an end of Nineveh^a

and pursue His enemies into darkness.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.