Nahum 1:10
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry. | For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard— like stubble that is fully dry. | For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly as dry stubble. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּ֚י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| to | עַד־ | 'ad- | H5704 | tillעַד (ad) prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even Aramaic equivalent: ad (עַד "till" H5705) |
| thorns | סִירִ֣ים | si-RIM | H5518B | thornסִיר (sir) 1) thorn, hook, brier 1a) thorns 1b) hooks |
| interwoven | סְבֻכִ֔ים | se-vu-KHIM | H5440 | to interweaveסָבַךְ (sa.vakh) 1) to interweave 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to interweave 1a2) interwoven (participle) 1b) (Pual) to be interwoven |
| and like drink their | וּכְסָבְאָ֖ם | u-khe-sa-ve-'AM | H5435 | liquorסֹ֫בֶא (so.ve) drink, liquor, wine |
| drunkards | סְבוּאִ֑ים | se-vu-'IM | H5433A | to imbibeסָבָא (sa.va) 1) to drink heavily or largely, imbibe 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to imbibe |
| they will be consumed | אֻ֨כְּל֔וּ | 'u-ke-LU | H0398 | to eatאָכַל (a.khal) 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399) |
| like stubble | כְּקַ֥שׁ | ke-KASH | H7179 | stubbleקַשׁ (qash) stubble, chaff |
| dry | יָבֵ֖שׁ | ya-VESH | H3002 | dryיָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) 1) dry 2) dried |
| full | מָלֵֽא׃ | ma-LE' | H4392 | fullמָלֵא (ma.le) 1) full, fulness, that which fills 1a) fully (adv) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.