YHWHיְהֹוָהis slowאֶרֶךְto angerאַפַּיִםand greatוּגְדָלin power,כֹּחַand will by no meansוְנַקֵּה לֹאleave the guilty unpunished.יְנַקֶּהYHWH,יְהוָהin the whirlwindבְּסוּפָהand in the stormוּבִשְׂעָרָהis his way,דַּרְכּוֹand cloudsוְעָנָןare the dustאֲבַקof his feet.רַגְלָיו
Nahum 1:3
Study it in the app“YHWH is slow to anger and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. YHWH, in the whirlwind and in the storm is his way, and clouds are the dust of his feet.”
Nahum: YHWH is slow to anger and great in power, yet by no means leaves sin unpunishedHoliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Nahum 1:3, word by word
- YHWHיְהֹוָהyehova
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 “yehova” appears- is slowאֶרֶךְerech
slow
Patient, unhurried to anger.
Where else “erech” appears- to angerאַפַּיִםapayim
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “apayim” appears- and greatגְדָלgedal
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedal” appears- in powerכֹּחַkoach
strength
Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.
Where else “koach” appears- and will by no meansנַקֵּהnake
go unpunished
Not to receive the punishment one deserved.
Where else “nake” appears- in the whirlwindסוּפָהsufa
whirlwind
A strong wind that sweeps away.
Where else “sufa” appears- and in the stormשְׂעָרָהseara
storm, tempest
A tempest, a storm wind.
Where else “seara” appears- is his wayדַּרְכּdark
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “dark” appears- and cloudsעָנָןanan
cloud
A mass of vapor in the sky that gives shade, brings rain or covers the light.
Where else “anan” appears- are the dustאֲבַקavak
fine dust
Very fine dust.
Where else “avak” appears- of his feetרַגְלָיraglay
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “raglay” appears
The context
2A jealous and avenging El is YHWH; avenging is YHWH and a master of fury; avenging is YHWH on his adversaries, and he holds it against his enemies.
3 · This verse (above)
4He rebukes the sea and dries it up, and all the rivers he drains; Bashan and Carmel wither, and the bloom of Lebanon withers.