Nahum 1:14

“And YHWH has commanded concerning you: “No more of your name will be sown; from the house of your gods I will cut off the carved image and the cast image; I will make your grave, for you are contemptible.””

Nahum 1:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nahum 1:14, word by word

And YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
has commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

Where else “tsiva” appears
of your nameשִּׁמְshim

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

Where else “shim” appears
will be sownיִזָּרַעyizara

sow

To put seed in the ground.

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from the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “bet” appears
of your godsאֱלֹהֶיelohe

gods

The gods of other peoples.

Where else “elohe” appears
I will cut offאַכְרִיתachrit

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

Where else “achrit” appears
the carved imageפֶּסֶלpesel

carved image

Carved image: a figure of a god made of wood or stone.

Where else “pesel” appears
and the cast imageמַסֵּכָהmasecha

cast image

An idol made of melted metal.

Where else “masecha” appears
I will makeאָשִׂיםasim

make

To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".

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your graveקִבְרֶkivre

tomb

Tomb, grave.

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you are contemptibleקַלּוֹתָkalota

be light

To weigh little or be worth little; to become lighter, or go down.

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The context

13And now I will break his yoke bar from off you, and your bonds I will tear apart.”

14 · This verse (above)

15Look, on the mountains the feet of the one who brings good news, who makes peace heard! Celebrate, Judah, your festivals; fulfill your vows; for the perverse one will not again pass through you; he is entirely cut off.

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