Nahum 1:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He rebukesגֹּועֵ֤ר
(go·v·'er)
1605: to rebukea prim. root
the seaבַּיָּם֙
(bai·yam)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
and makes it dry;וַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּ
(vai·yab·be·she·hu,)
3001: to be dry, dried up, or withereda prim. root
He driesהֶֽחֱרִ֑יב
(he·che·riv;)
2717a: to be dry or dried upa prim. root
up allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the rivers.הַנְּהָרֹ֖ות
(han·ne·ha·ro·vt)
5104: a stream, riverfrom nahar
Bashanבָּשָׁן֙
(ba·shan)
1316: "smooth," a region E. of the Jordanfrom an unused word
and Carmelוְכַרְמֶ֔ל
(ve·char·mel,)
3760: a mountain promontory on the Mediterranean, also a city near Hebronfrom the same as kerem
wither; 
 
535: to be weak, languisha prim. root
The blossomsוּפֶ֥רַח
(u·fe·rach)
6525: a bud, sproutfrom parach
of Lebanonלְבָנֹ֖ון
(le·va·no·vn)
3844: a wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr.from laben
wither. 
 
535: to be weak, languisha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
He rebuketh
ga`ar  (gaw-ar')
to chide -- corrupt, rebuke, reprove.
the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
and maketh it dry
charab  (khaw-rab')
to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill -- decay, (be) desolate, destroy(-er), (be) dry (up), slay, surely, (lay, lie, make) waste.
and drieth up
yabesh  (yaw-bashe')
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
all the rivers
nahar  (naw-hawr')
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river.
Bashan
Bashan  (baw-shawn')
Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan -- Bashan.
languisheth
'amal  (aw-mal')
to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn -- languish, be weak, wax feeble.
and Carmel
Karmel  (kar-mel')
Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine -- Carmel, fruitful (plentiful) field, (place).
and the flower
perach  (peh'-rakh)
a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloom -- blossom, bud, flower.
of Lebanon
Lbanown  (leb-aw-nohn')
(the) white mountain (from its snow); Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine -- Lebanon.
languisheth
'amal  (aw-mal')
to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn -- languish, be weak, wax feeble.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither; The blossoms of Lebanon wither.

King James Bible
He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He rebukes the sea so that it dries up, and He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; even the flower of Lebanon withers.

International Standard Version
He rebukes the sea, and it evaporates; he dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, while the flowers of Lebanon languish.

NET Bible
He shouts a battle cry against the sea and makes it dry up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; the blossom of Lebanon withers.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He yells at the sea and makes it dry. He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither. The flowers of Lebanon wither.

King James 2000 Bible
He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers: Bashan withers, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon fades.
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