Nahum 3:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are. | Your guards are like the swarming locust, and your scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where. | Thy princes are as the locusts, and thy marshals as the swarms of grasshoppers, which encamp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| courtiers your | מִנְּזָרַ֙יִךְ֙ | mi-ne-za-RA-yikh | H4502 | princeמִנְזָר (min.n.zar) 1) princes, anointed ones, consecrated ones 1a) meaning uncertain |
| [are] like the locust | כָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה | ka-'ar-BEH | H0697 | locustאַרְבֶּה (ar.beh) 1) a kind of locust, locust swarm (coll) 2) (CLBL) 2a) sudden disappearance (fig.) 2b) insignificance (fig.) 2c) activity (fig.) |
| and officials your | וְטַפְסְרַ֖יִךְ | ve-taf-se-RA-yikh | H2951 | officialטִפְסָר (tiph.sar) scribe, official, marshal |
| [are] like a locust of | כְּג֣וֹב | ke-GOV | H1462A | locustגּוֹב (gov) locusts Another spelling of gi.vay (גֹּבַי "locust" H1462B) |
| locusts | גֹּבָ֑י | goyAi | H1462B | locustגּוֹב (gov) locusts Another spelling of gi.vay (גֹּבַי "locust" H1462B) |
| which encamp | הַֽחוֹנִ֤ים | ha-cho-NIM | H2583 | to campחָנָה (cha.nah) 1) to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to decline 1a2) to encamp |
| in the walls | בַּגְּדֵרוֹת֙ | ba-ge-de-rOt | H1448 | wallגְּדֵרָה (ge.de.rah) 1) wall, hedge 2) sheepfold (construct with 'sheep') |
| on a day of | בְּי֣וֹם | be-YOM | H3117G | dayיוֹם (yom) : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow |
| coldness | קָרָ֔ה | ka-RAH | H7135 | coldקָרָה (qa.rah) cold |
| [the] sun | שֶׁ֤מֶשׁ | SHE-mesh | H8121 | to ministerשְׁמַשׁ (she.mash) (Pael) to minister, serve Aramaic of she.mesh (שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ "sun" H8121) |
| it rises | זָֽרְחָה֙ | za-re-CHAH | H2224 | to riseזָרַח (za.rach) 1) to rise, come forth, break out, arise, rise up, shine 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to rise 1a2) to come out, appear |
| and it flees | וְנוֹדַ֔ד | ve-no-DAD | H5074 | to wanderנָדַד (na.dad) 1) to retreat, flee, depart, move, wander abroad, stray, flutter 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to retreat, flee 1a2) to flee, depart 1a3) to wander, stray 1a4) to flutter (of birds) 1b) (Poal) to flee away, be chased 1c) (Hiphil) to chase away 1d) (Hophal) to be chased away 1e) (Hithpolel) to flee away Aramaic equivalent: ne.dad (נְדַד "to flee" H5075) |
| and not | וְלֹֽא־ | ve-lo'- | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| it is known | נוֹדַ֥ע | no-DA' | H3045 | to knowיָדַע (ya.da) 1) to know 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) … |
| place its | מְקוֹמ֖וֹ | me-ko-MO | H4725 | placeמָקוֹם (ma.qom) 1) standing place, place 1a) standing place, station, post, office 1b) place, place of human abode 1c) city, land, region 1d) place, locality, spot 1e) space, room, distance 1f) region, quarter, direction 1g) give place to, instead of |
| where [are]? they | אַיָּֽם׃ | 'ai-YAM | H0335 | where?אַי (ay) 1) whereto ?, whence? 2) which?, how? (in prefix with other adverb) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.