Beforeלִפְנֵיhis indignationזַעְמוֹwhoמִיcan stand?יַעֲמוֹדAnd whoוּמִיcan rise upיָקוּםin the burningבַּחֲרוֹןof his anger?אַפּוֹHis furyחֲמָתוֹis poured outנִתְּכָהlike fire,כָאֵשׁand the rocksוְהַצֻּרִיםare broken downנִתְּצוּbefore him.מִמֶּנּוּ
Nahum 1:6
Study it in the app“Before his indignation who can stand? And who can rise up in the burning of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken down before him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nahum 1:6, word by word
- Beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- his indignationזַעְמzam
indignation, fury
Indignation: fury, especially God's anger at evil.
Where else “zam” appears- can standיַעֲמוֹדyaamod
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamod” appears- can rise upיָקוּםyakum
arise
To come onto the scene, like a king or prophet.
Where else “yakum” appears- in the burningחֲרוֹןcharon
burning anger
Burning of anger.
Where else “charon” appears- of his angerאַפּap
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ap” appears- His furyחֲמָתchamat
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chamat” appears- is poured outנִתְּכָהnitcha
pour out
To gush out, like water or God's wrath.
Where else “nitcha” appears- like fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- and the rocksצֻּרִיםtsurim
rock
A large rock.
Where else “tsurim” appears- are broken downנִתְּצוּnittsu
tear down
Tear down, pull down, break down.
Where else “nittsu” appears
The context
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.
6 · This verse (above)
7Good is YHWH, a stronghold in the day of distress; and he knows those who take refuge in him.