Nahum

Nahum 3:18

¹⁸O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber;

your officers sleep.

Your people are scattered on the mountains

with no one to gather them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֔וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
your shepherds	רֹעֶ֙יךָ֙	rō·‘e·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
slumber	נָמ֤וּ	nā·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5123 be drowsy, slumber
your officers	אַדִּירֶ֑יךָ	’ad·dî·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H117 majestic
sleep	יִשְׁכְּנ֖וּ	yiš·kə·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
Your people	עַמְּךָ֛	‘am·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
are scattered	נָפֹ֧שׁוּ	nā·p̄ō·šū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6335 spring about
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the mountains	הֶהָרִ֖ים	he·hā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
with no one	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to gather them	מְקַבֵּֽץ׃	mə·qab·bêṣ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H6908 gather, collect

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.