Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He rebukes the sea and dries it up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither and the blossoms of Lebanon fade. New Living Translation At his command the oceans dry up, and the rivers disappear. The lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade, and the green forests of Lebanon wither. English Standard Version He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; he dries up all the rivers; Bashan and Carmel wither; the bloom of Lebanon withers. Berean Standard Bible He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. 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. New King James Version He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, And dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, And the flower of Lebanon wilts. New American Standard Bible He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, The blossoms of Lebanon wither. NASB 1995 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither; The blossoms of Lebanon wither. NASB 1977 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither; The blossoms of Lebanon wither. Legacy Standard Bible He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel languish; The blossoms of Lebanon languish. Amplified Bible He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He dries up all the rivers [illustrating His judgment]. Bashan [on the east] and [Mount] Carmel [on the west] wither, And [in the north] the blossoms of Lebanon fade. Christian Standard Bible He rebukes the sea and dries it up, and he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; even the flower of Lebanon withers. 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. American Standard Version He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. Contemporary English Version At the LORD's command, oceans and rivers dry up. Bashan, Mount Carmel, and Lebanon wither, and their flowers fade. English Revised Version He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. 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. Good News Translation He commands the sea, and it dries up! He makes the rivers go dry. The fields of Bashan wither, Mount Carmel turns brown, and the flowers of Lebanon fade. 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. Majority Standard Bible He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. 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. New Heart English Bible He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan languishes, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon languishes. Webster's Bible Translation He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. World English Bible He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel languish. The flower of Lebanon languishes. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe is pushing against a sea, and dries it up, "" Indeed, He has made all the floods dry, "" Bashan and Carmel [are] languishing, "" Indeed, the flower of Lebanon [is] languishing. Young's Literal Translation He is pushing against a sea, and drieth it up, Yea, all the floods He hath made dry, Languishing are Bashan and Carmel, Yea, the flower of Lebanon is languishing. Smith's Literal Translation Rebuking upon the sea, and he will dry it up, and all the rivers he laid waste, and Bashan languished, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languished. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe rebuketh the sea, and drieth it up: and bringeth all the rivers to be a desert. Basan languisheth and Carmel: and the dower of Libanus fadeth away. Catholic Public Domain Version He is the one who rebukes the sea, and who dries it up, and who leads all the rivers to the desert. Basan has been weakened, and also Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon has languished. New American Bible He roars at the sea and leaves it dry, and all the rivers he dries up. Laid low are Bashan and Carmel, and the bloom of Lebanon withers; New Revised Standard Version He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and he dries up all the rivers; Bashan and Carmel wither, and the bloom of Lebanon fades. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers; Mathnin and Carmel languish, and the flower of Lebanon withers. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He rebuked the Sea and dried it up and he laid waste to all the rivers; Mathnin and Karmela howled and the fruit of Lebanon dried up OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, And drieth up all the rivers; Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, And the flower of Lebanon languisheth. Brenton Septuagint Translation He threatens the sea, and dries it up, and exhausts all the rivers: the land of Basan, and Carmel are brought low, and the flourishing trees of Libanus have come to nought. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Oracle of Nineveh…3The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. 4He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. 5The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.… Cross References Exodus 14:21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, Psalm 106:9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert. Isaiah 50:2 Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst. Isaiah 42:15 I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes. Isaiah 19:5 The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty. Jeremiah 51:36 Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry. Zechariah 10:11 They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart. Psalm 18:15 The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. Psalm 104:7 At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— Job 12:15 If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land. Amos 4:13 For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.” Matthew 8:26-27 “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. / The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!” Mark 4:39 Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. Luke 8:24 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. Revelation 16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East. Treasury of Scripture He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers: Bashan languishes, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languishes. rebuketh. Job 38:11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? Psalm 104:7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. Psalm 106:9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. and drieth. Joshua 3:13-15 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap… Psalm 74:15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers. Isaiah 19:5-10 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up… Bashan. Isaiah 33:9 The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits. Amos 1:2 And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. Jump to Previous Bashan Bloom Blossoms Carmel Dries Drieth Dry Drying Fade Fades Feeble Floods Flower Languishes Languishing Makes Maketh Pushing Rebukes Rebuketh Rivers Run Sea Sharp Wither WordsJump to Next Bashan Bloom Blossoms Carmel Dries Drieth Dry Drying Fade Fades Feeble Floods Flower Languishes Languishing Makes Maketh Pushing Rebukes Rebuketh Rivers Run Sea Sharp Wither WordsNahum 1 1. The majesty of God in goodness to his people, and severity against his enemies.He rebukes the sea The phrase "He rebukes the sea" draws from the Hebrew word "גָּעַר" (ga'ar), which means to rebuke or reprove. This imagery is reminiscent of God's power over creation, as seen in the parting of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:21) and Jesus calming the storm (Mark 4:39). It emphasizes God's sovereign authority over nature, illustrating His ability to control and command the elements. This serves as a reminder of His omnipotence and the futility of opposing His will. and dries it up He makes all the rivers run dry Bashan and Carmel wither even the flower of Lebanon withers Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He rebukesגּוֹעֵ֤ר (gō·w·‘êr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1605: To rebuke the sea בַּיָּם֙ (bay·yām) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin and dries it up; וַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּ (way·yab·bə·šê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither He makes all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the rivers הַנְּהָר֖וֹת (han·nə·hā·rō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity run dry. הֶֽחֱרִ֑יב (he·ḥĕ·rîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2717: To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill Bashan בָּשָׁן֙ (bā·šān) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1316: Bashan -- 'smooth', a region East of the Jordan and Carmel וְכַרְמֶ֔ל (wə·ḵar·mel) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3760: Carmel -- a mountain promontory on the Mediterranean, also a city near Hebron wither, אֻמְלַ֤ל (’um·lal) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 536: Feeble and the flower וּפֶ֥רַח (ū·p̄e·raḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6525: A calyx, bloom of Lebanon לְבָנ֖וֹן (lə·ḇā·nō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3844: Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel wilts. אֻמְלָֽל׃ (’um·lāl) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 536: Feeble Links Nahum 1:4 NIVNahum 1:4 NLT Nahum 1:4 ESV Nahum 1:4 NASB Nahum 1:4 KJV Nahum 1:4 BibleApps.com Nahum 1:4 Biblia Paralela Nahum 1:4 Chinese Bible Nahum 1:4 French Bible Nahum 1:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Nahum 1:4 He rebukes the sea and makes it (Nah. 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