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She’s[fn] stripped ready to be taken away.2:7 Possibly referring to the city of Nineveh itself, or possibly to its queen.
OET-LV [fn] the_gates_of the_river they_have_been_opened and_the_palace it_has_melted_away.
2:7 Note: KJB: Nah.2.6
UHB 8 וְהֻצַּ֖ב גֻּלְּתָ֣ה הֹֽעֲלָ֑תָה וְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָ מְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙ כְּק֣וֹל יוֹנִ֔ים מְתֹפְפֹ֖ת עַל־לִבְבֵהֶֽן׃ ‡
(8 vəhuʦʦaⱱ gullətāh hoˊₐlātāh vəʼamhoteyhā mənahₐgōt kəqōl yōnim mətoffot ˊal-liⱱⱱēhen.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Πύλαι τῶν πόλεων διηνοίχθησαν, καὶ τὰ βασίλεια διέπεσε,
(Pulai tōn poleōn diaʸnoiⱪthaʸsan, kai ta basileia diepese, )
BrTr The gates of the cities have been opened, and the palaces have fallen into ruin,
ULT It is established: she is taken into exile; she is led away,
⇔ and her female servants moan like the sound of doves, beating on their hearts.
UST Yahweh decrees that soldiers will take the inhabitants of Nineveh away as captives.
⇔ The women of Nineveh moan like doves
⇔ and beat their breasts to show that they are very sad.
BSB ⇔ It is decreed that the city be exiled
⇔ and carried away;
⇔ her maidservants moan like doves,
⇔ and beat upon their breasts.
OEB The queen is stripped,
⇔ she is carried off.
⇔ Her maids moan like doves,
⇔ beating upon their breasts.
WEBBE It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her servants moan as with the voice of doves, beating on their breasts.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Nineveh is taken into exile and is led away;
⇔ her slave girls moan like doves while they beat their breasts.
LSV And it is established—she has removed,
She has been brought up,
And her handmaids are leading as the voice of doves,
Tabering on their hearts.
FBV “Queen” Nineveh[fn] is stripped, and led away into exile, with her servant girls mourning like doves, and beating their breasts.
2:7 The word used here is of uncertain meaning. It does not occur anywhere else in the Old Testament.
T4T The queen will have her clothes stripped off her by enemy soldiers,
⇔ and her slave girls will moan like doves
⇔ and beat their breasts to show that they are very sad.
LEB • [fn] her maidservants moan like doves; • they beat on their breasts.
2:? Literally “It is decreed that she be exiled and led away.” MT reads the very enigmatic “And he is placed, she is sent into exile, she is taken up.” The BHS editors suggest the conjectural emendation “And her goddess = the idol of the patron deity of Nineveh is taken and taken into exile.” This is adopted in the translation on the basis of internal evidence
BBE And the queen is uncovered, she is taken away and her servant-girls are weeping like the sound of doves, hammering on their breasts.
Moff No Moff NAH book available
JPS (2-8) And the queen is uncovered, she is carried away, and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
ASV And it is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, beating upon their breasts.
DRA And the soldier is led away captive: and her bondwomen were led away mourning as doves, murmuring in their hearts.
YLT And it is established — she hath removed, She hath been brought up, And her handmaids are leading as the voice of doves, Tabering on their hearts.
Drby And it is decreed: she shall be uncovered, she shall be led away, and her maids shall moan as with the voice of doves, drumming upon their breasts.
RV And Huzzab is uncovered, she is carried away, and her handmaids mourn as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
Wbstr And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
KJB-1769 And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.[fn][fn]
(And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering/beating upon their breasts. )
KJB-1611 [fn][fn]And Huzzab shall be led away captiue, she shall be brought vp, and her maids shall leade her as with the voyce of doues, tabring vpon their breasts.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)
Bshps Huzab is brought foorth captiue, made to ascend into the charets her handmaydens also leading one another as in the voyce of doues, knocking vpon their brestes.
(Huzab is brought forth captive, made to ascend into the chariots her handmaidns also leading one another as in the voice of doves, knocking upon their brestes.)
Gnva And Huzzab the Queene shalbe led away captiue, and her maides shall leade her as with the voyce of doues, smiting vpon their breastes.
(And Huzzab the Queen shall be led away captive, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, smiting upon their breastes. )
Cvdl The quene hir self shal be led awaye captyue, and hir gentilwomen shal mourne as the doues, & grone within their hertes.
(The queen herself shall be led away captive, and her gentilwomen shall mourn as the doves, and groan within their hearts.)
Wycl And a knyyt is led awei caitif, and the handmaidis therof schulen be dryuun sorewynge as culueris, grutchynge in her hertis.
(And a knyyt is led away caitif, and the handmaidis thereof should be drivun sorewynge as culueris, groutching/grudging in her hearts.)
Luth Aber die Tore an den Wassern werden doch geöffnet, und der Palast wird untergehen.
(But the gates/goals at the watern become though/but geöffnet, and the/of_the Palast becomes untergehen.)
ClVg Et miles captivus abductus est, et ancillæ ejus minabantur gementes ut columbæ, murmurantes in cordibus suis.
(And miles captivus abductus it_is, and ancillæ his minabantur gementes as columbæ, murmurantes in cordibus to_his_own. )
2:7 Because Nineveh’s exile had been decreed by God, it would certainly happen.
• To beat their breasts was a common sign of mourning (see, e.g., Luke 18:13).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
וְהֻצַּ֖ב
(Some words not found in UHB: gates_of the,river opened and,the,palace trembles )
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was God. Alternate translation: [God has established it]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
גֻּלְּתָ֣ה
(Some words not found in UHB: gates_of the,river opened and,the,palace trembles )
If your language does not use a passive form like she is taken, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [her enemies take her into exile]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
הֹֽעֲלָ֑תָה
(Some words not found in UHB: gates_of the,river opened and,the,palace trembles )
If your language does not use a passive form like she is led away, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [they lead her away]
Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns
גֻּלְּתָ֣ה הֹֽעֲלָ֑תָה וְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָ
(Some words not found in UHB: gates_of the,river opened and,the,palace trembles )
The pronouns she and her refer to Nineveh. If this is not clear for your readers, you could use the name. Alternate translation: [Nineveh is taken into exile; Nineveh is led away, and Nineveh’s female servants]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
גֻּלְּתָ֣ה הֹֽעֲלָ֑תָה וְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָ
(Some words not found in UHB: gates_of the,river opened and,the,palace trembles )
Nahum speaks of Nineveh as if the city were a woman who had female servants and who could be led away into exile. He also speaks of the female inhabitants of the city as if they served this woman. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the inhabitants of Nineveh are taken into exile; they are led away, and the women of Nineveh]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
לִבְבֵהֶֽן
(Some words not found in UHB: gates_of the,river opened and,the,palace trembles )
Here, hearts represents chests. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [their chests]
Note 7 topic: translate-symaction
מְתֹפְפֹ֖ת עַל־לִבְבֵהֶֽן
(Some words not found in UHB: gates_of the,river opened and,the,palace trembles )
When people beat on their hearts or chests it was a symbolic action to show that they were sad. If this would not be clear to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [beating on their hearts in sadness]