Nahum

Nahum 1:9–13

⁹Whatever you plot against the LORD,

He will bring to an end.

Affliction will not rise up

a second time.

¹⁰For they will be entangled as with thorns

and consumed like the drink of a drunkard —

like stubble that is fully dry.

¹¹From you, O Nineveh, comes forth

a plotter of evil against the LORD,

a counselor of wickedness.

¹²This is what the LORD says:

“Though they are allied and numerous,

yet they will be cut down and pass away.

Though I have afflicted you, O Judah,

I will afflict you no longer.

¹³For I will now break their yoke from your neck

and tear away your shackles.”

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
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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they will be entangled	סְבֻכִ֔ים	sə·ḇu·ḵîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H5440 interweave
as with	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
thorns	סִירִ֣ים	sî·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H5518 pot
and consumed	אֻ֨כְּל֔וּ	’uk·kə·lū	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person common plural	H398 eat
like the drink	וּכְסָבְאָ֖ם	ū·ḵə·sā·ḇə·’ām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5435 drink, liquor
of a drunkard	סְבוּאִ֑ים	sə·ḇū·’îm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H5433 imbibe, drink largely
like stubble	כְּקַ֥שׁ	kə·qaš	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H7179 stubble, chaff
that is fully	מָלֵֽא׃	mā·lê	Adjective - masculine singular	H4392 full
dry	יָבֵ֖שׁ	yā·ḇêš	Adjective - masculine singular	H3002 dry, dried

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From you	מִמֵּ֣ךְ	mim·mêḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
comes forth	יָצָ֔א	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
a plotter	חֹשֵׁ֥ב	ḥō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2803 think, account
of evil	רָעָ֑ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
a counselor	יֹעֵ֖ץ	yō·‘êṣ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H3289 advise, counsel
of wickedness	בְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ס	bə·lî·yā·‘al	Noun - masculine singular	H1100 worthlessness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֣ה׀	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Though	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
they are allied	שְׁלֵמִים֙	šə·lê·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H8003 complete, safe, at peace
and numerous	רַבִּ֔ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
yet	וְכֵ֥ן	wə·ḵên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
they will be cut down	נָגֹ֖זּוּ	nā·ḡōz·zū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1494 shear
and pass away	וְעָבָ֑ר	wə·‘ā·ḇār	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
Though I have afflicted you	וְעִ֨נִּתִ֔ךְ	wə·‘in·ni·ṯiḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular	H6031 be occupied, busied with
I will afflict	אֲעַנֵּ֖ךְ	’ă·‘an·nêḵ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular	H6031 be occupied, busied with
you no	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
longer	עֽוֹד׃	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For I will now	וְעַתָּ֕ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
break	אֶשְׁבֹּ֥ר	’eš·bōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
their yoke	מֹטֵ֖הוּ	mō·ṭê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4132 shaking, pole, bar (of yoke)
from your neck	מֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְ	mê·‘ā·lā·yiḵ	Preposition-m; second person feminine singular	H5921 height
and tear away	אֲנַתֵּֽק׃	’ă·nat·têq	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5423 pull, draw, tear away, apart, off
your shackles	וּמוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִךְ	ū·mō·ws·rō·ṯa·yiḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H4147 chastisement, halter, restraint