Nahum
Nahum 3:7
7Then all who see you
will recoil from you and say,
‘Nineveh is devastated;
who will grieve for her?’
Where can I find
comforters for you?”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | וְהָיָ֤ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who see you | רֹאַ֙יִךְ֙ | rō·’a·yiḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H7200 see |
| will recoil | יִדּ֣וֹד | yid·dō·wḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter |
| from you | מִמֵּ֔ךְ | 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 |
| and say | וְאָמַר֙ | wə·’ā·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Nineveh | נִֽינְוֵ֔ה | nî·nə·wêh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5210 Nineveh |
| is devastated | שָׁדְּדָ֣ה | šād·də·ḏāh | Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin |
| who | מִ֖י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| will grieve | יָנ֣וּד | yā·nūḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief |
| for her | לָ֑הּ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| Where | מֵאַ֛יִן | mê·’a·yin | Preposition-m; Adverb | H370 whence? |
| can I find | אֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ | ’ă·ḇaq·qêš | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1245 seek |
| comforters | מְנַחֲמִ֖ים | mə·na·ḥă·mîm | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H5162 be sorry, console |
| for you | לָֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 51:19 · Jeremiah 15:5 · Revelation 18:10 · Jeremiah 51:9 · Numbers 16:34 · Lamentations 2:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.