Nahum 2:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בַּֽחוּצוֹת֙ יִתְהוֹלְל֣וּ הָרֶ֔כֶב יִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּן בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת מַרְאֵיהֶן֙ כַּלַּפִּידִ֔ם כַּבְּרָקִ֖ים יְרוֹצֵֽצוּ׃

Transliteration

In the ḥûṣôt yithôləlû the hārekeb, yištaqšəqûn in the rəḥōbôt; marʾêhen like the lappîdîm, like the bərāqîm yərôṣēṣû.

Grammar Details

*ḥûṣôt*: noun, feminine plural - streets/outside places
*yithôləlû*: verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they rage/act madly
*hārekeb*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the chariot(s)
*yištaqšəqûn*: verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they jostle/rush
*rəḥōbôt*: noun, feminine plural - open places/broad streets/squares
*marʾêhen*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their appearance
*lappîdîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the torches/flames
*bərāqîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the lightning flashes
*yərôṣēṣû*: verb, poel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they run/dash about

Word Meanings

*ḥûṣôt*: streets/outside places/open areas
*yithôləlû*: rage/act madly/rush around madly
*yištaqšəqûn*: jostle/rush/clash together
*rəḥōbôt*: broad streets/open squares/plazas
*lappîdîm*: torches/flames/lightning
*bərāqîm*: lightning flashes/lightning bolts
*yərôṣēṣû*: run/dash about/dart back and forth

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Referenced Verses

Jer 46:12 : 12 The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.
Jer 50:29 : 29 Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.
Jer 51:27-28 : 27 Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers. 28 Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.
Nah 3:3 : 3 The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
Nah 3:18 : 18 Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
Isa 5:27 : 27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
Isa 21:5 : 5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.

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