NAH 2:13 Parallel Verse View

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UHB 14 הִנְ⁠נִ֣י אֵלַ֗יִ⁠ךְ נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וְ⁠הִבְעַרְתִּ֤י בֶֽ⁠עָשָׁן֙ רִכְבָּ֔⁠הּ וּ⁠כְפִירַ֖יִ⁠ךְ תֹּ֣אכַל חָ֑רֶב וְ⁠הִכְרַתִּ֤י מֵ⁠אֶ֨רֶץ֙ טַרְפֵּ֔⁠ךְ וְ⁠לֹֽא־יִשָּׁמַ֥ע ע֖וֹד ק֥וֹל מַלְאָכֵֽ⁠כֵה׃ס ‡
(14 hin⁠niy ʼēlayi⁠k nəʼum yhwh ʦəⱱāʼōt və⁠hiⱱˊartiy ⱱe⁠ˊāshān rikbā⁠h ū⁠kəfīrayi⁠k toʼkal ḩāreⱱ və⁠hikrattiy mē⁠ʼereʦ ţarpē⁠k və⁠loʼ-yishshāmaˊ ˊōd qōl malʼākē⁠kēh.§)

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BrLXX (NAH 2:14) Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐπὶ σὲ, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ, καὶ ἐκκαύσω ἐν καπνῷ πλῆθός σου, καὶ τοὺς λέοντάς σου καταφάγεται ῥομφαία, καὶ ἐξολοθρεύσω ἐκ τῆς γῆς τὴν θήραν σου, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀκουσθῇ οὐκέτι τὰ ἔργα σου.
(Idou egō epi se, legei Kurios pantokratōr, kai ekkausō en kapnōi plaʸthos sou, kai tous leontas sou katafagetai ɽomfaia, kai exolothreusō ek taʸs gaʸs taʸn thaʸran sou, kai ou maʸ akousthaʸ ouketi ta erga sou.)

BrTr (NAH 2:14) Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord Almighty, and I will burn up thy multitude in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy lions; and I will utterly destroy thy prey from off the land, and thy deeds shall no more at all be heard of.

ULT “Behold me, against you—the declaration of Yahweh of armies—
⇔ I will burn her chariot in the smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions.
⇔ I will cut off your prey from your land, and the voices of your messengers will be heard no more.”

UST Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says to the people of Nineveh,
⇔ “I am your enemy;
⇔ I will burn up your chariots.
⇔ I will cause soldiers to kill your young men.
⇔ I will make sure that your soldiers will never again conquer other nations and seize their valuable possessions.
⇔ Your messengers will never again disturb the people of other nations.”

BSB & MSB “Behold, I am against you,”
⇔ declares the LORD of Hosts.
⇔ “I will reduce your chariots to cinders,
⇔ and the sword will devour your young lions.
⇔ I will cut off your prey from the earth,
⇔ and the voices of your messengers
⇔ will no longer be heard.”

OEB ⇔ ‘But see, I am against you,’
⇔ the Lord of hosts declares,
⇔ ‘I will burn your chariots in smoke and fire.
⇔ The sword will devour your young lions.
⇔ You will never again prey on the land.
⇔ No more will your messengers be heard.’

WEBBE “Behold, I am against you,” says the LORD of Armies, “and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions; and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

WMBB “Behold, I am against you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions; and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

NET “I am against you!” declares the Lord who commands armies:
⇔ “I will burn your chariots with fire;
⇔ the sword will devour your young lions;
⇔ you will no longer prey upon the land;
⇔ the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

LSV “Behold, I [am] against you,”
A declaration of YHWH of Hosts,
“And I have burned its chariot in smoke,
And a sword consumes your young lions,
And I have cut off your prey from the land,
And the voice of your messengers is not heard anymore!”

FBV Watch out! For I am against you, declares the Lord Almighty. I will set fire to your chariots and they will go up in smoke. Your strong young men[fn] will be killed by the sword. I will stop you plundering other peoples.[fn] The demands of your ambassadors[fn] will no longer be heard.

2:13 Literally, “young lions.”

2:13 Literally, “cut off your prey from the earth.”

2:13 Emissaries: the Assyrians sent their representatives to other nations to demand submission and tribute.

T4T ⇔ The Commander of the armies of angels says to the people of Nineveh,
⇔ “I am opposed to you;
⇔ I will cause your chariots to be burned in fires and go up in smoke.
⇔ Your young men will be killed with swords.
⇔ Your soldiers will never again conquer other nations
⇔ and seize their valuable possessions.
⇔ Your messengers will never again take messages to other nations, demanding that their armies surrender to them.”

LEB • “Look! I am against you!” declares[fn] Yahweh of hosts.
  • “I will burn her chariots with fire ;[fn]
   • the sword will devour fierce lions.
  • I will cut off your prey from the earth;
   • the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

2:? Literally “a declaration of”

2:? Literally “with smoke”

BBE See, I am against you, says the Lord of armies, and I will have your war-carriages burned in the smoke, and your young lions will be food for the sword: you will no longer get your food by force on the earth, and the voice of your she-lions will be stopped for ever.

Moff “I attack you,” says the Lord of hosts,
⇔ “I send up your lair in flames,
⇔ and the sword shall devour your cubs;
⇔ I will wipe your prey from the earth,
⇔ and the threats of your envoys shall be heard no more.”

JPS No JPS NAH 2:14 verse available

ASV Behold, I am against thee, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions; and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

DRA Behold I come against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will burn thy chariots even to smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey out of the land, and the voice of thy messengers shall be heard no more.

YLT Lo, I [am] against thee, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And I have burned in smoke its chariot, And thy young lions consume doth a sword, And I have cut off from the land thy prey, And not heard any more is the voice of thy messengers!

Drby Behold, I am against thee, saith Jehovah of hosts: and I will burn her chariots into smoke; and the sword shall devour thy young lions, and I will cut off thy prey from the earth; and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

RV Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
(Behold, I am against thee/you, saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy/your young lions: and I will cut off thy/your prey from the earth, and the voice of thy/your messengers shall no more be heard.)

SLT Behold me against thee, says Jehovah of armies; and I burnt her chariot in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions, and I cut of thy prey from the land, and the voice of her messengers shall no more be heard.

Wbstr Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

KJB-1769 Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
(Behold, I am against thee/you, saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy/your young lions: and I will cut off thy/your prey from the earth, and the voice of thy/your messengers shall no more be heard.)

KJB-1611 Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burne her charets in the smoke, and the sword shall deuoure thy yong Lions, and I wil cut off thy pray from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
(Behold, I am against thee/you, saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy/your young Lions, and I will cut off thy/your pray from the earth, and the voice of thy/your messengers shall no more be heard.)

Bshps Behold me against thee sayth the Lord of hoastes, & I will burne in smoke her charets, and the sworde shall deuoure thy lions, I will roote out also from the earth thy spoyling, and the voyce of thy messengers shalbe hearde no more.
(Behold me against thee/you saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies, and I will burn in smoke her chariots, and the sword shall devour thy/your lions, I will root out also from the earth thy/your spoiling, and the voice of thy/your messengers shall be heard no more.)

Gnva Beholde, I come vnto thee, sayeth the Lord of hostes, and I will burne her charets in the smoke, and the sworde shall deuoure thy yong lyons, and I will cut off thy spoyle from the earth, and the voyce of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
(Behold, I come unto thee/you, saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy/your young lions, and I will cut off thy/your spoil from the earth, and the voice of thy/your messengers shall no more be heard.)

Cvdl Beholde, I wil vpon the (saieth the LORDE of hoostes) and wil set fyre vpon thy charettes, that they shal smoke withall, and the swerde shal deuoure thy yonge lyons. I wil make an ende of thy spoylinge from out of the earth, & the voyce of thy messaungers shall nomore be herde.
(Behold, I will upon the (saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies) and will set fire upon thy/your chariots, that they shall smoke also/fully, and the sword shall devour thy/your young lions. I will make an end of thy/your spoiling from out of the earth, and the voice of thy/your messengers shall no more be heard.)

Wycl Lo! Y to thee, seith the Lord God of oostis; and Y schal brenne thi cartis of foure horsis til to the hiyeste, and swerd schal ete thi smale liouns; and Y schal distrie thi prei fro the lond, and the vois of thi messangeris schulen no more be herd.
(Lo! I to thee/you, saith/says the Lord God of hosts/armies; and I shall burn thy/your carts of four horses till to the highest, and sword shall eat thy/your small lions; and I shall destroy thy/your prey from the land, and the voice of thy/your messengers should no more be heard.)

Luth (NAH 2:14) Siehe, ich will an dich, spricht der HErr Zebaoth, und deine Wagen im Rauch anzünden; und das Schwert soll deine jungen Löwen fressen; und will deines Raubens ein Ende machen auf Erden, daß man deiner Boten Stimme nicht mehr hören soll.
(See/Look, I will at/to you/yourself, speaks/says the/of_the LORD Tsevaot_(of_armies), and your wagon/cart/chariot in_the smoke kindle/ignite; and the sword should your young/youthful lions eat; and will your(s) robbing a end(n) make on/in/to earth/land/ground, that man your(s) messenger voice(n) not more hear/listen should.)

ClVg Ecce ego ad te, dicit Dominus exercituum, et succendam usque ad fumum quadrigas tuas, et leunculos tuos comedet gladius, et exterminabo de terra prædam tuam, et non audietur ultra vox nuntiorum tuorum.]
(Behold I to you(sg), he_says Master hosts/soldiers, and I_will_burn until to smoke four_horse_chariots yours, and lion_cubs yours he_will_eat sword, and I_will_banish from/about earth/land loot your(sg), and not/no will_be_heard beyond/besides voice news yours.])

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

הִנְ⁠נִ֣י אֵלַ֗יִ⁠ךְ

here,I [am]_against,you

The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [Behold, I am against you]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הִנְ⁠נִ֣י אֵלַ֗יִ⁠ךְ

here,I [am]_against,you

Yahweh is using the term Behold to focus attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you could use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Listen carefully—I am against you]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

נְאֻם֙

declares_of

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

רִכְבָּ֔⁠הּ

(Some words not found in UHB: here,I [am]_against,you declares_of YHWH armies/messengers and,I_will_burn in,smoke chariotry_of,its and,your_young_of,lions you(ms)_will_eat sword and,I_will_cut_off from_[the],earth prey_of,your and=not heard again/more sound/voice your(pl)_messengers_of,your )

The pronoun her refers to the city of Nineveh. Since Yahweh is speaking directly to the city of Nineveh in the rest of the verse, it may be more natural in your language to continue using direct address here. Alternate translation: [your chariot]

Note 5 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

רִכְבָּ֔⁠הּ

In this verse, the word chariot is singular in form, but it refers to all of the chariots as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this plainly. Alternate translation: [her chariots] or [your chariots]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תֹּ֣אכַל חָ֑רֶב

Yahweh is speaking of the sword as if it could devour like an animal. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [soldiers will kill]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠הִכְרַתִּ֤י

The phrase I will cut off is an expression that means that Yahweh will take it away. Your language may have a comparable expression that you could use in your translation. Alternate translation: [I will take away]

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