Nahum 2:13

““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.””

Nahum 2:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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in smokeעָשָׁןashan

smoke

Smoke.

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her chariotsרִכְבָּrichba

chariot

War chariots.

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and the swordחָרֶבcharev

sword

A sword; or war.

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will devourתֹּאכַלtochal

devour

Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.

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your young lionsכְפִירַיִchefirayi

young lion

A young, strong lion.

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and I will cut offהִכְרַתִּיhichrati

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

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from the earthאֶרֶץerets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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your preyטַרְפֵּtarpe

prey

What the beast hunts and devours.

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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.

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of your messengersמַלְאָכֵmalache

messenger

Someone sent on an errand.

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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.

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