en_tn/en_tn_34-NAM.tsv

1	Book	Chapter	Verse	ID	SupportReference	OrigQuote	Occurrence	GLQuote	OccurrenceNote
2	NAM	front	intro	x7kl			0
3	NAM	1	intro	fa8i			0		Nahum 01 General Notes Structure and formatting Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers and songs. The ULT and many other English translations set the lines of the entire book (except for verse 1 of this chapter) farther to the right on the page than regular text because they are poetic prophecy. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]) Despite being divided into three chapters, this book consists of one long prophecy. Special concepts in this chapter Yahweh's anger against Nineveh This prophecy should be read in reference to the book of Jonah. That book described how the people of Niniveh, Assyria's capital city, repented when Jonah warned them that Yahweh was angry at them. The book of Nahum, written a little over one hundred years later than when Jonah was set, indicates that the Ninevites would be punished by God, but only after he had used them for his own purposes. These actions of Yahweh, although described as vengeance or anger, do not have the same sinful quality as they usually do with humans. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/avenge]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]) Complete destruction At that time, Assyria controlled almost the entire Near East. Nahum prophesied that the Assyrians would be so completely destroyed as a nation that they would no longer even be a people group. This prophecy came true very suddenly.
4	NAM	1	1	wy4y	figs-parallelism		0	General Information:	Nahum describes the destruction of Nineveh in poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
5	NAM	1	1	na47	figs-explicit		0	The declaration about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum, the Elkoshite
6	NAM	1	1	q626	translate-names		0	Elkoshite	A person from the village of Elkosh (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
7	NAM	1	2	z2vj	figs-metaphor		0	General Information:	Nahum begins to describe Yahweh coming to judge his enemies and to save his people. The vision is full of metaphorical language and uses different kinds of parallelism. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
8	NAM	1	2	krb6			0	Yahweh	This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the translationWord page about Yahweh concerning how to translate this.
9	NAM	1	2	z8hx			0	full of wrath	very angry
10	NAM	1	2	a6fz			0	he continues his anger for	continues to be angry with
11	NAM	1	3	t8dj			0	slow to anger	slow to become angry
12	NAM	1	3	e2y8	figs-litotes		0	he will not allow the wicked to go unpunished
13	NAM	1	3	du22	figs-explicit		0	Yahweh makes his way in the whirlwind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet	The biblical writers often associated Yahweh's presence with powerful storms. Here Yahweh rides in strong storm winds and his feet are creating clouds by kicking up dust as he is coming to judge the people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
14	NAM	1	3	l5ed			0	the dust of his feet	the dust that his feet kick up
15	NAM	1	4	lh7c			0	General Information:	Nahum continues to describe Yahweh coming to judge his enemies and to save his people.
16	NAM	1	4	n6m5	figs-explicit		0	Bashan is weak, and Carmel also; the flowers of Lebanon are weak
17	NAM	1	5	cg1v	figs-metaphor		0	the hills melt	Possible meanings are 1) the earthquake causing the hills to crumble to pieces is spoken of as if the hills were melting or 2) the water from the storms coursing down the hills and causing them to erode is spoken of as if the hills were melting. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
18	NAM	1	5	f3dl			0	the earth collapses	Possible meanings are 1) the mountains and hills collapse or 2) the entire ground begins to move with violent motions.
19	NAM	1	5	w6mf	figs-ellipsis		0	the world and all people who live in it
20	NAM	1	6	f6ms			0	General Information:	Nahum continues to describe Yahweh coming to judge his enemies and to save his people.
21	NAM	1	6	pb6q	figs-parallelism		0	Who can stand before his wrath? Who can resist the fierceness of his anger?
22	NAM	1	6	s5dd			0	fierceness of his anger
23	NAM	1	6	b6tk	figs-metaphor		0	His wrath is poured out like fire
24	NAM	1	6	s5l3	figs-activepassive		0	the rocks are broken apart by him
25	NAM	1	7	vrf3	figs-metaphor		0	a stronghold ... those who take refuge in him	Nahum speaks of Yahweh as if he were a place where people can be safe from those who wish to harm them, and of those who trust Yahweh to protect them as if they were taking refuge inside that safe place. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
26	NAM	1	7	z4wh			0	in the day of trouble
27	NAM	1	8	uz38	figs-idiom		0	he will make a full end to his enemies
28	NAM	1	8	b39g	figs-metaphor		0	with an overwhelming flood	Nahum speaks of Yahweh destroying his enemies in such a way that they will be powerless to avoid death as if Yahweh caused them to drown in a great flood of water. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
29	NAM	1	8	n11u	figs-metonymy		0	he will pursue them into darkness
30	NAM	1	9	mz66			0	General Information:	Nahum tells the people of Nineveh how Yahweh will deal with them.
31	NAM	1	9	c1lk	figs-rquestion		0	What are you people plotting against Yahweh?
32	NAM	1	9	v6h3	figs-idiom		0	He will make a full end to it
33	NAM	1	9	d3wc	figs-metonymy		0	trouble will not rise up a second time
34	NAM	1	10	fkc6	figs-metaphor		0	they will become tangled up like thornbushes	Possible meanings for this metaphor are 1) the people who plot against Yahweh will not be able to free themselves from the trouble that Yahweh will bring upon them, like a person who is tangled up in thornbushes cannot easily free himself or 2) just as thornbushes burn more quickly when they are tangled together, Yahweh will quickly destroy those who plot against him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
35	NAM	1	10	ip7l	figs-metaphor		0	they will be saturated in their own drink	Nahum speaks of those who plot against Yahweh suffering the consequences of their plans as if they were completely drunk with alcohol. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
36	NAM	1	10	x8il	figs-metaphor		0	they will be completely devoured by fire like dry stubble
37	NAM	1	10	tg7c	figs-metaphor		0	devoured by fire
38	NAM	1	11	ee38			0	promoted wickedness	encouraged people to do wicked things
39	NAM	1	12	p1bp			0	General Information:	Yahweh speaks to the Israelites about Nineveh.
40	NAM	1	12	uyz9			0	Even if they are at their full strength and full numbers	This refers to the Assyrians or to the people of Nineveh.
41	NAM	1	12	p6cc	figs-metaphor		0	they will nevertheless be sheared
42	NAM	1	13	qfl7	figs-metaphor		0	Now will I break that people's yoke from off you; I will break your chains
43	NAM	1	14	en7t	figs-metaphor		0	I will cut off the carved figures and the cast metal figures from the houses of your gods
44	NAM	1	14	s2bh	figs-explicit		0	I will dig your graves
45	NAM	1	15	n617	figs-synecdoche		0	on the mountains there are the feet of someone who is bringing good news
46	NAM	1	15	l31d			0	wicked one ... he	Nahum refers to the people of Nineveh as though they were one person.
47	NAM	1	15	ink2	figs-metaphor		0	he is completely cut off
48	NAM	2	intro	m3yl			0		Nahum 02 General Notes Structure and formatting Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers and songs. The ULT and many other English translations set the lines of the entire book (except for verse 1 of chapter 1) farther to the right on the page than regular text because they are poetic prophecy. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]) Despite being divided into three chapters, this book contains one long prophecy. Special concepts in this chapter Complete destruction At that time, Assyria controlled almost the entire Near East. Nahum prophesied that the Assyrians would be so completely destroyed as a nation that they would no longer even be a people group. This prophecy came true and did so very suddenly. At times, this chapter is very violent in describing the destruction of Assyria, and this violence should not be toned down through the use of euphemism.
49	NAM	2	1	c5dg	writing-poetry		0	General Information:	Nahum often wrote prophecy in the form of poetry. Hebrew poetry uses different kinds of parallelism. Here he begins to describe the destruction of Nineveh. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
50	NAM	2	1	xj69	figs-metaphor		0	The one who will dash you to pieces
51	NAM	2	1	m6by			0	The one who will dash you
52	NAM	2	1	ahz9	figs-idiom		0	is coming up against you
53	NAM	2	1	v7ei	figs-irony		0	Man the city walls, guard the roads, make yourselves strong, assemble your armies	Nahum speaks to the people of Nineveh. He tells them to prepare for battle, although he knows that the enemy will destroy the city. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
54	NAM	2	1	cpd7	figs-explicit		0	Man the city walls
55	NAM	2	1	zt4z			0	guard the roads	This refers to having soldiers watch the roads leading to the city so that they can keep track of the enemy's approach.
56	NAM	2	1	l226	figs-idiom		0	make yourselves strong
57	NAM	2	2	u4fb	figs-metonymy		0	For Yahweh is restoring the majesty of Jacob, like the majesty of Israel
58	NAM	2	2	wmm6			0	the plunderers	people who steal things by force, usually in war
59	NAM	2	2	i6w3	figs-metaphor		0	destroyed their vine branches
60	NAM	2	3	sal2			0	The shields of his mighty men are red	Possible meanings are 1) the shields appear red as the light from the sun reflects upon their metal surfaces or 2) the shields are covered with leather that has been dyed red.
61	NAM	2	3	tt35			0	his mighty men
62	NAM	2	3	shs8			0	the chariots flash with their metal	This likely refers to the light from the sun reflecting upon the metal chariots.
63	NAM	2	3	i6a3	figs-activepassive		0	on the day that they are made ready
64	NAM	2	3	jtg2	figs-activepassive		0	the cypress spears are waved in the air
65	NAM	2	3	b24s	translate-unknown		0	cypress	a type of tree whose wood is good for weapons (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
66	NAM	2	4	l7yi			0	The chariots speed through the streets	The soldiers drive the chariots wildly through the streets
67	NAM	2	4	m4y1	figs-simile		0	They look like torches	Nahum compares the way that the light from the sun reflects upon the chariots with torches whose fire gives light. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
68	NAM	2	4	vee1	figs-simile		0	they run like lightning	Nahum compares the way that the light from the sun reflects upon the chariots, and the quickness with which the chariots move, with lightning that flashes quickly in the sky. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
69	NAM	2	5	c6g1	figs-metaphor		0	The one who will dash you to pieces
70	NAM	2	5	frd3	figs-abstractnouns		0	in their march
71	NAM	2	5	s3zw	figs-activepassive		0	The large shield is made ready to protect these attackers
72	NAM	2	5	t834			0	The large shield	This refers to a large cover that those who besieged a city would set up over themselves and their battering rams to protect themselves against the arrows and other projectiles with which the people in the city would attack them.
73	NAM	2	6	l4xl	figs-activepassive		0	The gates at the rivers are forced open
74	NAM	2	6	bi3c			0	The gates at the rivers	This refers to the gates that controlled the flow and direction of the river.
75	NAM	2	7	v7es	figs-activepassive		0	Huzzab is stripped of her clothes and is taken away
76	NAM	2	7	x5zy	translate-unknown		0	Huzzab is stripped of her clothes and is taken away
77	NAM	2	7	wzf8			0	her female servants moan like doves	The moaning sounds that the female servants make sound like the sounds that doves make.
78	NAM	2	7	c3va			0	her female servants
79	NAM	2	7	ya8w	translate-symaction		0	beating on their breasts	Beating one's breast was a gesture used to express great mourning. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
80	NAM	2	8	awl5	figs-simile		0	Nineveh is like a leaking pool of water, with its people fleeing away like rushing water	Nahum compares the way that the people flee from the city of Nineveh with the way that water gushes from a reservoir of water when the dam has been broken. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
81	NAM	2	9	e4pv	figs-apostrophe		0	Take the silver plunder ... Nineveh's beautiful things	It is not clear who is speaking here. This may be an apostrophe in which Nahum gives directions to the attackers, or the attackers may be speaking and giving directions to one another. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])
82	NAM	2	9	t4z8			0	Take the silver plunder, take the gold plunder
83	NAM	2	9	tli3	figs-hyperbole		0	there is no end to it
84	NAM	2	9	sn5k	figs-ellipsis		0	to the splendor of all Nineveh's beautiful things
85	NAM	2	10	dib5	figs-metaphor		0	Everyone's heart melts
86	NAM	2	10	haf9			0	everyone's knees strike together	This describes a physical response to great fear. The people's legs shake so badly that their knees knock together and they are unable to walk or run.
87	NAM	2	11	as2e	figs-metaphor		0	General Information:	In these verses, Nahum speaks of the people of Nineveh as if they were a group of lions, and of the city Nineveh as if it were their den. The metaphor speaks of the way in which the Assyrians would conquer other people and take their possessions as their own as if they were lions hunting prey and bringing the dead animals back to their den. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
88	NAM	2	11	n3ki	figs-rquestion		0	Where now is the lions' den ... afraid of nothing?
89	NAM	2	12	f91d	figs-explicit		0	he strangled victims
90	NAM	2	12	f3cw	figs-parallelism		0	filled his cave with victims, his dens with torn carcasses
91	NAM	2	13	hg33			0	See
92	NAM	2	13	mzs1	figs-metonymy		0	the sword will devour your young lions
93	NAM	2	13	qg4y	figs-metaphor		0	I will cut off your prey from your land
94	NAM	2	13	vf1s	figs-activepassive		0	the voices of your messengers will be heard no more
95	NAM	3	intro	k8ee			0		Nahum 03 General Notes Structure and formatting Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers and songs. The ULT and many other English translations set the lines of the entire book (except for verse 1 of chapter 1) farther to the right on the page than regular text because they are poetic prophecy. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]) Despite being divided into three chapters, the book contains one long prophecy. Special concepts in this chapter Euphemism This chapter speaks about the evils of the Assyrians in violent ways. It is important to avoiding toning down this language through the use of euphemism, if at all possible. Although there is some hyperbole, the reader should not assume that the author intends this writing to be taken as completely hyperbolic. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]])
96	NAM	3	1	kar1	writing-poetry		0	General Information:	Nahum often wrote prophecy in the form of poetry. Hebrew poetry uses different kinds of parallelism. Here he continues to describe the destruction of Nineveh. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
97	NAM	3	1	ki6n	figs-metonymy		0	the city full of blood
98	NAM	3	1	b6sa	figs-metonymy		0	It is all full of lies
99	NAM	3	2	n52r			0	the noise of whips and the sound of rattling wheels, prancing horses, and bounding chariots	These phrases describe the sound of chariots rushing through the streets as their drivers use their whips on the horses.
100	NAM	3	3	isx6	figs-parallelism		0	heaps of corpses, great piles of bodies	These two phrases mean basically the same thing and indicate that there were so many dead bodies that the attackers piled them in heaps. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
101	NAM	3	3	xle9			0	corpses	bodies of people who have died
102	NAM	3	3	k9um	figs-hyperbole		0	There is no end to the bodies
103	NAM	3	4	x2uc	figs-metaphor		0	the lustful actions of the beautiful prostitute	Nahum speaks of Nineveh causing other nations to be subject to her as if the city were a prostitute who seduces men with her beauty. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
104	NAM	3	4	zv4s	figs-metaphor		0	the expert in witchcraft	Nahum speaks of Nineveh causing other nations to be subject to her as if the city were a witch who casts a spells on others. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
105	NAM	3	4	b3x1	figs-explicit		0	who sells nations through her prostitution, and peoples through her acts of witchcraft
106	NAM	3	5	u83r			0	See
107	NAM	3	5	x2lm	figs-metaphor		0	I will raise up your skirt over your face and show your private parts to the nations
108	NAM	3	5	qx5d	figs-ellipsis		0	your shame to the kingdoms
109	NAM	3	6	s894	translate-symaction		0	I will throw disgusting filth on you
110	NAM	3	7	wgg3	figs-rquestion		0	who will weep for her?
111	NAM	3	7	ysl2	figs-rquestion		0	Where can I find anyone to comfort you?
112	NAM	3	8	v76u	figs-metonymy		0	General Information:	Nahum speaks to the people of Nineveh as though they were the city itself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
113	NAM	3	8	ii6k	figs-rquestion		0	are you better than Thebes ... itself?
114	NAM	3	8	c7qr	translate-names		0	Thebes	This was the former capital of Egypt, which the Assyrians had conquered. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
115	NAM	3	8	w92b			0	that was built on the Nile River	that was situated by the Nile River
116	NAM	3	8	a2y2	figs-metaphor		0	whose defense was the ocean, whose wall was the sea itself
117	NAM	3	9	ega5			0	Cush and Egypt were her strength
118	NAM	3	9	knv4	figs-hyperbole		0	there was no end to it
119	NAM	3	9	c9nd	translate-names		0	Put and Libya	These are the names of places in northern Africa that were close to Thebes. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
120	NAM	3	10	h5f5	figs-metonymy		0	General Information:	Nahum continues to speak to the people of Nineveh as though they were the city itself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
121	NAM	3	10	jt2a	figs-metonymy		0	Yet Thebes was carried away
122	NAM	3	10	h6s7	figs-metonymy		0	she went into captivity
123	NAM	3	10	jht3	figs-activepassive		0	her young children were dashed in pieces
124	NAM	3	10	h7t9	figs-metaphor		0	at the head of every street
125	NAM	3	10	hyc8	figs-activepassive		0	all her great men were bound in chains
126	NAM	3	11	esd7	figs-metaphor		0	You also will become drunk
127	NAM	3	12	kbf7	figs-metonymy		0	General Information:	Nahum continues to speak to the people of Nineveh as though they were the city itself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
128	NAM	3	12	lb3t	figs-explicit		0	All your fortresses
129	NAM	3	12	uf4q	figs-simile		0	All your fortresses will be like fig trees with the earliest ripe figs: if they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater
130	NAM	3	12	c8tt	figs-explicit		0	the earliest ripe figs	This refers to the figs that would ripen first on the tree. These figs fell from the tree easily, so that a person only had to shake the tree to make them fall. Figs that ripened later would require a person to climb the tree and pick them by hand. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
131	NAM	3	12	w2un	figs-activepassive		0	if they are shaken
132	NAM	3	12	k7ym	figs-hyperbole		0	they fall into the mouth of the eater
133	NAM	3	13	le29	figs-metaphor		0	the people among you are women
134	NAM	3	13	cv1a	figs-activepassive		0	the gates of your land have been opened wide to your enemies
135	NAM	3	13	sc8s	figs-metaphor		0	the gates of your land have been opened wide to your enemies
136	NAM	3	13	ea7i	figs-metaphor		0	fire has devoured their bars
137	NAM	3	13	i4p2	figs-metaphor		0	fire has devoured
138	NAM	3	14	g9i1	figs-metonymy		0	General Information:	Nahum continues to speak to the people of Nineveh as though they were the city itself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
139	NAM	3	14	w932	figs-irony		0	Go draw water for the siege ... pick up the molds for the bricks	Nahum speaks to the people of Nineveh. He tells them to prepare for battle and to repair the walls, although he knows that the enemy will destroy the city. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
140	NAM	3	14	d5xh			0	strengthen your fortresses	repair the fortifications
141	NAM	3	14	tja5			0	go into the clay and tread the mortar; pick up the molds for the bricks	These phrases refer to making mud bricks that they will use to repair the city's wall.
142	NAM	3	15	x9p7	figs-metaphor		0	Fire will devour you there
143	NAM	3	15	f3iu	figs-metonymy		0	the sword will destroy you
144	NAM	3	15	cwk4	figs-personification		0	It will devour you as young locusts devour everything
145	NAM	3	15	mx6w			0	Make yourselves as many as the young locusts, as many as the full-grown locusts	These words begin a new paragraph where Nahum compares the number of people in Nineveh with the large number of locusts in a swarm.
146	NAM	3	16	h3mk	figs-metonymy		0	General Information:	Nahum speaks to the people of Nineveh as though they were the city itself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
147	NAM	3	16	f5ml	figs-hyperbole		0	You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars in the heavens
148	NAM	3	16	jax3	figs-simile		0	they are like young locusts: they plunder the land and then fly away	Nahum compares the way that these merchants, who have made their profit by selling their goods in Nineveh, will flee from the city when the battle begins with the way that locusts fly away after they have eaten all of the plants in their path. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
149	NAM	3	17	g39b	figs-simile		0	your generals are like swarms of them that camp in the walls on a cold day. But when the sun rises they fly away	Nahum compares the way that the officials in Nineveh will flee when the battle starts with the way that locusts will remain still while it is cold, but will fly away when the sun rises and the air becomes warm. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
150	NAM	3	17	t77f			0	to no one knows where	and no one knows where they have gone
151	NAM	3	18	mzz1	figs-parallelism		0	your shepherds are asleep; your rulers are lying down resting
152	NAM	3	18	r6bi	figs-metaphor		0	Your people are scattered on the mountains
153	NAM	3	19	ik24	figs-metaphor		0	No healing is possible for your wounds. Your wounds are severe	Nahum speaks of the certainty of the destruction of Nineveh and the defeat of its king as if the king had suffered an incurable wound. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
154	NAM	3	19	eje9	figs-abstractnouns		0	No healing is possible for your wounds
155	NAM	3	19	ac74	figs-rquestion		0	Who has escaped your constant wickedness?