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But with a floodוּבְשֶׁטֶףthat passes overעֹבֵרhe will makeיַעֲשֶׂהan exterminationכָּלָהof her place,מְקוֹמָהּand his enemiesוְאֹיְבָיוhe will pursueיְרַדֶּףinto darkness.חֹשֶׁךְ
Nahum 1:8
Study it in the app“But with a flood that passes over he will make an extermination of her place, and his enemies he will pursue into darkness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nahum 1:8, word by word
- But with a floodשֶׁטֶףshetef
flood, torrent
A flood, a torrent of waters that sweeps all away.
Where else “shetef” appears- that passes overעֹבֵרover
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “over” appears- he will makeיַעֲשֶׂהyaase
make
To build or create something.
Where else “yaase” appears- an exterminationכָּלָהkala
extermination
A complete destruction that leaves nothing.
Where else “kala” appears- of her placeמְקוֹמָmekoma
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekoma” appears- and his enemiesאֹיְבָיoyvay
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyvay” appears- he will pursueיְרַדֶּףyeradef
pursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “yeradef” appears- into darknessחֹשֶׁךְchoshech
gloom
Distress, ignorance or death.
Where else “choshech” appears
The context
7Good is YHWH, a stronghold in the day of distress; and he knows those who take refuge in him.
8 · This verse (above)
9What do you devise against YHWH? An extermination he is making; distress will not rise up twice.