God & Savior

Nahum 1:2

The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.
Nahum 1:2
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אֵ֣ל קַנּ֤וֹא וְנֹקֵם֙ יְהוָ֔ה נֹקֵ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה וּבַ֣עַל חֵמָ֑ה נֹקֵ֤ם יְהוָה֙ לְצָרָ֔יו וְנוֹטֵ֥ר ה֖וּא לְאֹיְבָֽיו׃

  1. אֵ֣ל'el“[is] a God”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵל · “God” · Strong's H0410G
  2. קַנּ֤וֹאka.No'“jealous”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from קַנּוֹא · “jealous” · Strong's H7072
  3. וְנֹקֵם֙ve.no.Kem“and avenging”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָקַם · “to avenge” · Strong's H5358
  4. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. נֹקֵ֥םno.Kem“[is] avenging”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָקַם · “to avenge” · Strong's H5358
  6. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  7. וּבַ֣עַלu.Va.'al“and a lord of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּעַל · “[master of](DESCRIPTOR)” · Strong's H1167K
  8. חֵמָ֑הche.Mah“rage”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֵמָה · “rage” · Strong's H2534
  9. נֹקֵ֤םno.Kem“[is] avenging”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָקַם · “to avenge” · Strong's H5358
  10. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. לְצָרָ֔יוle.tza.Rav“to opponents his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צַר · “enemy” · Strong's H6862C
  12. וְנוֹטֵ֥רve.no.Ter“and [is] maintaining”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָטַר · “to keep” · Strong's H5201
  13. ה֖וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  14. לְאֹיְבָֽיו׃le.'o.ye.Vav“to enemies his”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֹיֵב · “enemy” · Strong's H0341
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)