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1	Book	Chapter	Verse	ID	SupportReference	OrigQuote	Occurrence	GLQuote	OccurrenceNote
2	NAM	01	intro	fa8i	Nahum 01 General Notes		0		# Nahum 01 General Notes<br>#### Structure and formatting<br><br>Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers and songs. The ULT and many other English translations set the lines of the entire book (except for verse 1 of this chapter) farther to the right on the page than regular text because they are poetic prophecy. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])<br><br>Despite being divided into three chapters, this book consists of one long prophecy.<br><br>#### Special concepts in this chapter<br><br>##### Yahweh's anger against Nineveh<br>This prophecy should be read in reference to the book of Jonah. That book described how the people of Niniveh, Assyria's capital city, repented when Jonah warned them that Yahweh was angry at them. The book of Nahum, written a little over one hundred years later than when Jonah was set, indicates that the Ninevites would be punished by God, but only after he had used them for his own purposes. These actions of Yahweh, although described as vengeance or anger, do not have the same sinful quality as they usually do with humans. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/avenge]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]])<br><br>##### Complete destruction<br>At that time, Assyria controlled almost the entire Near East. Nahum prophesied that the Assyrians would be so completely destroyed as a nation that they would no longer even be a people group. This prophecy came true very suddenly.<br>
3	NAM	01	01	wy4y	figs-parallelism		0	General Information:	Nahum describes the destruction of Nineveh in poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
4	NAM	01	01	q626	translate-names		0	Elkoshite	A person from the village of Elkosh (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
5	NAM	01	02	z2vj	figs-metaphor		0	General Information:	Nahum begins to describe Yahweh coming to judge his enemies and to save his people. The vision is full of metaphorical language and uses different kinds of parallelism. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
6	NAM	01	02	krb6			0	Yahweh	This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the translationWord page about Yahweh concerning how to translate this.
7	NAM	01	02	z8hx			0	full of wrath	very angry
8	NAM	01	02	a6fz			0	he continues his anger for	continues to be angry with
9	NAM	01	03	t8dj			0	slow to anger	slow to become angry
10	NAM	01	03	du22	figs-explicit		0	Yahweh makes his way in the whirlwind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet	The biblical writers often associated Yahweh's presence with powerful storms. Here Yahweh rides in strong storm winds and his feet are creating clouds by kicking up dust as he is coming to judge the people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
11	NAM	01	03	l5ed			0	the dust of his feet	the dust that his feet kick up
12	NAM	01	04	lh7c			0	General Information:	Nahum continues to describe Yahweh coming to judge his enemies and to save his people.
13	NAM	01	05	cg1v	figs-metaphor		0	the hills melt	Possible meanings are 1) the earthquake causing the hills to crumble to pieces is spoken of as if the hills were melting or 2) the water from the storms coursing down the hills and causing them to erode is spoken of as if the hills were melting. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
14	NAM	01	05	f3dl			0	the earth collapses	Possible meanings are 1) the mountains and hills collapse or 2) the entire ground begins to move with violent motions.
15	NAM	01	06	f6ms			0	General Information:	Nahum continues to describe Yahweh coming to judge his enemies and to save his people.
16	NAM	01	07	vrf3	figs-metaphor		0	a stronghold ... those who take refuge in him	Nahum speaks of Yahweh as if he were a place where people can be safe from those who wish to harm them, and of those who trust Yahweh to protect them as if they were taking refuge inside that safe place. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
17	NAM	01	08	b39g	figs-metaphor		0	with an overwhelming flood	Nahum speaks of Yahweh destroying his enemies in such a way that they will be powerless to avoid death as if Yahweh caused them to drown in a great flood of water. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
18	NAM	01	09	mz66			0	General Information:	Nahum tells the people of Nineveh how Yahweh will deal with them.
19	NAM	01	10	fkc6	figs-metaphor		0	they will become tangled up like thornbushes	Possible meanings for this metaphor are 1) the people who plot against Yahweh will not be able to free themselves from the trouble that Yahweh will bring upon them, like a person who is tangled up in thornbushes cannot easily free himself or 2) just as thornbushes burn more quickly when they are tangled together, Yahweh will quickly destroy those who plot against him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
20	NAM	01	10	ip7l	figs-metaphor		0	they will be saturated in their own drink	Nahum speaks of those who plot against Yahweh suffering the consequences of their plans as if they were completely drunk with alcohol. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
21	NAM	01	11	ee38			0	promoted wickedness	encouraged people to do wicked things
22	NAM	01	12	p1bp			0	General Information:	Yahweh speaks to the Israelites about Nineveh.
23	NAM	01	12	uyz9			0	Even if they are at their full strength and full numbers	This refers to the Assyrians or to the people of Nineveh.
24	NAM	01	15	l31d			0	wicked one ... he	Nahum refers to the people of Nineveh as though they were one person.
25	NAM	02	intro	m3yl	Nahum 02 General Notes		0		# Nahum 02 General Notes<br>#### Structure and formatting<br><br>Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers and songs. The ULT and many other English translations set the lines of the entire book (except for verse 1 of chapter 1) farther to the right on the page than regular text because they are poetic prophecy. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])<br><br>Despite being divided into three chapters, this book contains one long prophecy.<br><br>#### Special concepts in this chapter<br><br>##### Complete destruction<br>At that time, Assyria controlled almost the entire Near East. Nahum prophesied that the Assyrians would be so completely destroyed as a nation that they would no longer even be a people group. This prophecy came true and did so very suddenly. At times, this chapter is very violent in describing the destruction of Assyria, and this violence should not be toned down through the use of euphemism.<br>
26	NAM	02	01	c5dg	writing-poetry		0	General Information:	Nahum often wrote prophecy in the form of poetry. Hebrew poetry uses different kinds of parallelism. Here he begins to describe the destruction of Nineveh. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
27	NAM	02	01	v7ei	figs-irony		0	Man the city walls, guard the roads, make yourselves strong, assemble your armies	Nahum speaks to the people of Nineveh. He tells them to prepare for battle, although he knows that the enemy will destroy the city. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
28	NAM	02	01	zt4z			0	guard the roads	This refers to having soldiers watch the roads leading to the city so that they can keep track of the enemy's approach.
29	NAM	02	02	wmm6			0	the plunderers	people who steal things by force, usually in war
30	NAM	02	03	sal2			0	The shields of his mighty men are red	Possible meanings are 1) the shields appear red as the light from the sun reflects upon their metal surfaces or 2) the shields are covered with leather that has been dyed red.
31	NAM	02	03	shs8			0	the chariots flash with their metal	This likely refers to the light from the sun reflecting upon the metal chariots.
32	NAM	02	03	b24s	translate-unknown		0	cypress	a type of tree whose wood is good for weapons (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
33	NAM	02	04	l7yi			0	The chariots speed through the streets	The soldiers drive the chariots wildly through the streets
34	NAM	02	04	m4y1	figs-simile		0	They look like torches	Nahum compares the way that the light from the sun reflects upon the chariots with torches whose fire gives light. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
35	NAM	02	04	vee1	figs-simile		0	they run like lightning	Nahum compares the way that the light from the sun reflects upon the chariots, and the quickness with which the chariots move, with lightning that flashes quickly in the sky. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
36	NAM	02	05	t834			0	The large shield	This refers to a large cover that those who besieged a city would set up over themselves and their battering rams to protect themselves against the arrows and other projectiles with which the people in the city would attack them.
37	NAM	02	06	bi3c			0	The gates at the rivers	This refers to the gates that controlled the flow and direction of the river.
38	NAM	02	07	wzf8			0	her female servants moan like doves	The moaning sounds that the female servants make sound like the sounds that doves make.
39	NAM	02	07	ya8w	translate-symaction		0	beating on their breasts	Beating one's breast was a gesture used to express great mourning. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
40	NAM	02	08	awl5	figs-simile		0	Nineveh is like a leaking pool of water, with its people fleeing away like rushing water	Nahum compares the way that the people flee from the city of Nineveh with the way that water gushes from a reservoir of water when the dam has been broken. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
41	NAM	02	09	e4pv	figs-apostrophe		0	Take the silver plunder ... Nineveh's beautiful things	It is not clear who is speaking here. This may be an apostrophe in which Nahum gives directions to the attackers, or the attackers may be speaking and giving directions to one another. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])
42	NAM	02	10	haf9			0	everyone's knees strike together	This describes a physical response to great fear. The people's legs shake so badly that their knees knock together and they are unable to walk or run.
43	NAM	02	11	as2e	figs-metaphor		0	General Information:	In these verses, Nahum speaks of the people of Nineveh as if they were a group of lions, and of the city Nineveh as if it were their den. The metaphor speaks of the way in which the Assyrians would conquer other people and take their possessions as their own as if they were lions hunting prey and bringing the dead animals back to their den. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
44	NAM	03	intro	k8ee	Nahum 03 General Notes		0		# Nahum 03 General Notes<br>#### Structure and formatting<br><br>Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers and songs. The ULT and many other English translations set the lines of the entire book (except for verse 1 of chapter 1) farther to the right on the page than regular text because they are poetic prophecy. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])<br><br>Despite being divided into three chapters, the book contains one long prophecy.<br><br>#### Special concepts in this chapter<br><br>##### Euphemism<br>This chapter speaks about the evils of the Assyrians in violent ways. It is important to avoiding toning down this language through the use of euphemism, if at all possible. Although there is some hyperbole, the reader should not assume that the author intends this writing to be taken as completely hyperbolic. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]])<br>
45	NAM	03	01	kar1	writing-poetry		0	General Information:	Nahum often wrote prophecy in the form of poetry. Hebrew poetry uses different kinds of parallelism. Here he continues to describe the destruction of Nineveh. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
46	NAM	03	02	n52r			0	the noise of whips and the sound of rattling wheels, prancing horses, and bounding chariots	These phrases describe the sound of chariots rushing through the streets as their drivers use their whips on the horses.
47	NAM	03	03	isx6	figs-parallelism		0	heaps of corpses, great piles of bodies	These two phrases mean basically the same thing and indicate that there were so many dead bodies that the attackers piled them in heaps. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
48	NAM	03	03	xle9			0	corpses	bodies of people who have died
49	NAM	03	04	x2uc	figs-metaphor		0	the lustful actions of the beautiful prostitute	Nahum speaks of Nineveh causing other nations to be subject to her as if the city were a prostitute who seduces men with her beauty. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
50	NAM	03	04	zv4s	figs-metaphor		0	the expert in witchcraft	Nahum speaks of Nineveh causing other nations to be subject to her as if the city were a witch who casts a spells on others. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
51	NAM	03	08	v76u	figs-metonymy		0	General Information:	Nahum speaks to the people of Nineveh as though they were the city itself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
52	NAM	03	08	c7qr	translate-names		0	Thebes	This was the former capital of Egypt, which the Assyrians had conquered. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
53	NAM	03	08	w92b			0	that was built on the Nile River	that was situated by the Nile River
54	NAM	03	09	c9nd	translate-names		0	Put and Libya	These are the names of places in northern Africa that were close to Thebes. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
55	NAM	03	10	h5f5	figs-metonymy		0	General Information:	Nahum continues to speak to the people of Nineveh as though they were the city itself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
56	NAM	03	12	kbf7	figs-metonymy		0	General Information:	Nahum continues to speak to the people of Nineveh as though they were the city itself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
57	NAM	03	12	c8tt	figs-explicit		0	the earliest ripe figs	This refers to the figs that would ripen first on the tree. These figs fell from the tree easily, so that a person only had to shake the tree to make them fall. Figs that ripened later would require a person to climb the tree and pick them by hand. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
58	NAM	03	14	g9i1	figs-metonymy		0	General Information:	Nahum continues to speak to the people of Nineveh as though they were the city itself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
59	NAM	03	14	w932	figs-irony		0	Go draw water for the siege ... pick up the molds for the bricks	Nahum speaks to the people of Nineveh. He tells them to prepare for battle and to repair the walls, although he knows that the enemy will destroy the city. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
60	NAM	03	14	d5xh			0	strengthen your fortresses	repair the fortifications
61	NAM	03	14	tja5			0	go into the clay and tread the mortar; pick up the molds for the bricks	These phrases refer to making mud bricks that they will use to repair the city's wall.
62	NAM	03	15	mx6w			0	Make yourselves as many as the young locusts, as many as the full-grown locusts	These words begin a new paragraph where Nahum compares the number of people in Nineveh with the large number of locusts in a swarm.
63	NAM	03	16	h3mk	figs-metonymy		0	General Information:	Nahum speaks to the people of Nineveh as though they were the city itself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
64	NAM	03	16	jax3	figs-simile		0	they are like young locusts: they plunder the land and then fly away	Nahum compares the way that these merchants, who have made their profit by selling their goods in Nineveh, will flee from the city when the battle begins with the way that locusts fly away after they have eaten all of the plants in their path. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
65	NAM	03	17	g39b	figs-simile		0	your generals are like swarms of them that camp in the walls on a cold day. But when the sun rises they fly away	Nahum compares the way that the officials in Nineveh will flee when the battle starts with the way that locusts will remain still while it is cold, but will fly away when the sun rises and the air becomes warm. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
66	NAM	03	17	t77f			0	to no one knows where	and no one knows where they have gone
67	NAM	03	19	ik24	figs-metaphor		0	No healing is possible for your wounds. Your wounds are severe	Nahum speaks of the certainty of the destruction of Nineveh and the defeat of its king as if the king had suffered an incurable wound. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])