Nahum 3:18

Bible › Nahum › Chapter 3 › Verse 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.O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.

In other translations

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.O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.

Hebrew words

נָמוּnamuthey are slumberingH5123רֹעֶיךָro'eikhashepherds yourH7462מֶלֶךְmelekhO king ofH4428אַשּׁוּר'ashurAssyriaH804יִשְׁכְּנוּyishkenuthey settle downH7931אַדִּירֶיךָ'adireikhanobles yourH117נָפֹשׁוּnafoshuthey are scatteredH6335עַמְּךָ'amekhapeople yourH5971עַל־'al-onH5921הֶהָרִיםheharimthe mountainsH2022וְאֵיןve'einand there notH369מְקַבֵּץ׃mekabetz[is one who] gathers [them]H6908

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

Places: Assyria

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