Nahum

Nahum 3:14

14Draw your water for the siege;

strengthen your fortresses.

Work the clay and tread the mortar;

repair the brick kiln!

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Drawשַֽׁאֲבִי־ša·’ă·ḇî-Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularH7579 draw
yourלָ֔ךְlāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular
waterמֵ֤יmêNoun - masculine plural constructH4325 water, juice, urine
for the siegeמָצוֹר֙mā·ṣō·wrNoun - masculine singularH4692 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment
strengthenחַזְּקִ֖יḥaz·zə·qîVerb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singularH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
your fortressesמִבְצָרָ֑יִךְmiḇ·ṣā·rā·yiḵNoun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singularH4013 fortification
Workבֹּ֧אִיbō·’îVerb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
the clayבַטִּ֛יטḇaṭ·ṭîṭPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2916 mud, mire, clay
and treadוְרִמְסִ֥יwə·rim·sîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularH7429 trample
the mortarבַחֹ֖מֶרḇa·ḥō·merPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2563 cement, mortar, clay
repairהַחֲזִ֥יקִיha·ḥă·zî·qîVerb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singularH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
the brickמַלְבֵּֽן׃mal·bênNoun - masculine singularH4404 brick-mould

Cross-references

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2 Chronicles 32:3–4 · Nahum 2:1 · Jeremiah 46:3–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.