The scattererמֵפִיץhas come upעָלָהagainst you;עַל פָּנַיִךְguardנָצוֹרthe fortification;מְצֻרָהwatchצַפֵּהthe road;דֶרֶךְstrengthenחַזֵּקyour waist;מָתְנַיִםmake strongאַמֵּץyour powerכֹּחַgreatly.מְאֹד
Nahum 2:1
Study it in the app“The scatterer has come up against you; guard the fortification; watch the road; strengthen your waist; make strong your power greatly.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nahum 2:1, word by word
- The scattererמֵפִיץmefits
scatter
To scatter people over many places, as a punishment.
Where else “mefits” appears- has come upעָלָהala
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ala” appears- against youפָּנַיִpanayi
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “panayi” appears- guardנָצוֹרnatsor
guard
To be watchful in looking after and protecting someone or something.
Where else “natsor” appears- the fortificationמְצֻרָהmetsura
fortress
A city guarded by walls, a protected place.
Where else “metsura” appears- watchצַפֵּהtsape
watch
To watch closely what is coming or what is happening.
Where else “tsape” appears- the roadדֶרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- strengthenחַזֵּקchazek
repair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “chazek” appears- your waistמָתְנַיִםmatnayim
waist, loins
Waist, loins.
Where else “matnayim” appears- make strongאַמֵּץamets
strengthen
To give someone vigor, or make the heart stubborn.
Where else “amets” appears- your powerכֹּחַkoach
strength
Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.
Where else “koach” appears- greatlyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears
Translation note
In the Hebrew, 2:1 is 2:2, and so on to the end of the chapter.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2For YHWH restores the pride of Jacob as the pride of Israel, for those who empty have emptied them and their vine branches they have destroyed.