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He rebukesגּוֹעֵרthe seaבַּיָּםand dries it up,וַיַּבְּשֵׁהוּand allוְכָלthe riversהַנְּהָרוֹתhe drains;הֶחֱרִיבBashanבָּשָׁןand Carmelוְכַרְמֶלwither,אֻמְלַלand the bloomוּפֶרַחof Lebanonלְבָנוֹןwithers.אֻמְלָל
Nahum 1:4
Study it in the app“He rebukes the sea and dries it up, and all the rivers he drains; Bashan and Carmel wither, and the bloom of Lebanon withers.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nahum 1:4, word by word
- He rebukesגּוֹעֵרgoer
rebuke
Rebuke, scold sternly.
Where else “goer” appears- the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- and dries it upיַּבְּשֵׁyabshe
dry up
To lose water or moisture and become parched or withered.
Where else “yabshe” appears- the riversנְּהָרוֹתneharot
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “neharot” appears- he drainsהֶחֱרִיבhecheriv
dry up
To be left without water, a river, a sea or a spring.
Where else “hecheriv” appears- Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan
Bashan
See it on the mapWhere else “bashan” appears- and Carmelכַרְמֶלcharmel
Carmel
See it on the mapWhere else “charmel” appears- witherאֻמְלַלumlal
languish
Languish, wither, lose strength.
Where else “umlal” appears- and the bloomפֶרַחferach
flower, blossom
Flower, bud, blossom; also a flower-shaped ornament.
Where else “ferach” appears- of Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlevanon
Lebanon
See it on the mapWhere else “levanon” appears
Places in this verse
1Bashan
Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights
A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.
Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).
2Carmel
Today: Mount Carmel, near Haifa, Israel
A mountain ridge near the Mediterranean coast in northern Israel, by present-day Haifa.
Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal there, and fire from the Lord fell (1 Kgs 18:19-38).
3Lebanon
Today: Lebanon (Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges)
A mountain range north of Israel, famous for its cedars; today it gives its name to the country of Lebanon.
Solomon asked for cedar wood from Lebanon to build the temple (1 Kgs 5:6). The Psalms compare the righteous to its cedars (Ps 92:12).
The context
3YHWH 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.
4 · This verse (above)
5The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt; and the earth heaves at his presence, and the world and all who dwell in it.