Nahum 1:12
This is what the LORD says: “Though they are allied and numerous, yet they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, O Judah, I will afflict you no longer.
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ASV
Thus saith Jehovah: Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, even so shall they be cut down, and he shall pass away. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
KJV
Thus saith the Lord; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּ֣ה׀ | koh | thus | H3541 → |
| אָמַ֣ר | 'a.Mar | he says | H559 → |
| יְהוָ֗ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | though | H518 → |
| שְׁלֵמִים֙ | she.le.Mim | complete | H8003 → |
| וְכֵ֣ן | ve.Khen | and thus | H3651 → |
| רַבִּ֔ים | ra.Bim | numerous | H7227 → |
| וְכֵ֥ן | ve.Khen | and thus | H3651 → |
| נָגֹ֖זּוּ | na.Go.zu | they will be cut down | H1494 → |
| וְעָבָ֑ר | ve.'a.Var | and he will pass away | H5674 → |
| וְעִ֨נִּתִ֔ךְ | ve.'I.ni.Tikh | and I have afflicted you | H6031 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| אֲעַנֵּ֖ךְ | 'a.'a.Nekh | I will afflict you | H6031 → |
| עֽוֹד׃ | od | again | H5750 → |
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