“Look, I amהִנְנִיagainst you,אֵלַיִךְdeclaresנְאֻםYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתand I will burnוְהִבְעַרְתִּיin smokeבֶעָשָׁןher chariots,רִכְבָּהּand the swordחָרֶבwill devourתֹּאכַלyour young lions,וּכְפִירַיִךְand I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּיfrom the earthמֵאֶרֶץyour prey,טַרְפֵּךְand noוְלֹאlongerעוֹדwill be heardיִשָּׁמַעthe voiceקוֹלof your messengers.”מַלְאָכֵכֵה
Nahum 2:13
Study it in the app““Look, I am against you, declares YHWH Tsevaot, and I will burn in smoke her chariots, and the sword will devour your young lions, and I will cut off from the earth your prey, and no longer will be heard the voice of your messengers.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Nahum 2:13, word by word
- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- and I will burnהִבְעַרְתִּיhivarti
burn
For fire to be lit, or to make something be consumed in flames.
Where else “hivarti” appears- in smokeעָשָׁןashan
smoke
Smoke.
Where else “ashan” appears- her chariotsרִכְבָּrichba
chariot
War chariots.
Where else “richba” appears- and the swordחָרֶבcharev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charev” appears- will devourתֹּאכַלtochal
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “tochal” appears- your young lionsכְפִירַיִchefirayi
young lion
A young, strong lion.
Where else “chefirayi” appears- and I will cut offהִכְרַתִּיhichrati
cut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “hichrati” appears- from the earthאֶרֶץerets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “erets” appears- your preyטַרְפֵּtarpe
prey
What the beast hunts and devours.
Where else “tarpe” appears- will be heardיִשָּׁמַעyishama
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishama” appears- the voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- of your messengersמַלְאָכֵmalache
messenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malache” appears
The context
12The lion tore enough for his cubs and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey and his dens with torn flesh.
13 · This verse (above)