Nahum 1:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The LORDיְהֹוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
is slowאֶ֤רֶךְ
(e·rech)
750: longfrom arak
to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙
(ap·pa·yim)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
and great(וּגְדָל־
(u·ge·dal-)
1419: greatfrom gadal
in power, 
 
3581b: strength, powerfrom an unused word
And the LORDיְהוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
will by noלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
meansוְנַקֵּ֖ה
(ve·nak·keh)
5352: to be empty or cleana prim. root
leave [the guilty] unpunished.יְנַקֶּ֑ה
(ye·nak·keh;)
5352: to be empty or cleana prim. root
In whirlwindבְּסוּפָ֤ה
(be·su·fah)
5492a: a storm windfrom suph
and stormוּבִשְׂעָרָה֙
(u·vis·'a·rah)
8183: a stormfem. of saar
is His way,דַּרְכֹּ֔ו
(dar·kov,)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
And cloudsוְעָנָ֖ן
(ve·'a·nan)
6051: a cloud mass, cloudfrom an unused word
are the dustאֲבַ֥ק
(a·vak)
80: dustfrom the same as abaq
beneath His feet.רַגְלָֽיו׃
(rag·lav.)
7272: footof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
The LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
is slow
'arek  (aw-rake')
long -- long(-suffering, -winged), patient, slow (to anger).
to anger
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
and great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
in power
koach  (ko'-akh)
from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
and will not at all
naqah  (naw-kaw')
to be (or make) clean; by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
acquit
naqah  (naw-kaw')
to be (or make) clean; by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
the wicked the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
hath his way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
in the whirlwind
cuwphah  (soo-faw')
a hurricane -- Red Sea, storm, tempest, whirlwind, Red sea.
and in the storm
s`arah  (seh-aw-raw')
a hurricane -- storm, tempest.
and the clouds
`anan  (aw-nawn')
a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud -- cloud(-y).
are the dust
'abaq  (aw-bawk')
light particles (as volatile) -- (small) dust, powder.
of his feet
regel  (reh'-gel)
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphem. the pudenda -- be able to endure, according as, after, coming, follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), great toe, haunt, journey, leg, piss, possession, time.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, And the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In whirlwind and storm is His way, And clouds are the dust beneath His feet.

King James Bible
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD is slow to anger but great in power; the LORD will never leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.

International Standard Version
The LORD is slow to anger and powerful, and he will never let the guilty go unpunished. The LORD's path is in the windstorm and hurricane; thunderclouds are dust beneath his feet.

NET Bible
The LORD is slow to anger but great in power; the LORD will certainly not allow the wicked to go unpunished. The Divine Warrior Destroys His Enemies but Protects His People He marches out in the whirlwind and the raging storm; dark storm clouds billow like dust under his feet.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD is patient and has great strength. The LORD will never let the guilty go unpunished. Raging winds and storms mark his path, and clouds are the dust from his feet.

King James 2000 Bible
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
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