Nahum 1:8
Strong's Lexicon
But with an overflowing
עֹבֵ֔ר (‘ō·ḇêr)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5674: 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish 1a6c) to perish, cease to exist 1a6d) to become invalid, become obsolete (of law, decree) 1a6e) to be alienated, pass into other hands 1b) (Niphal) to be crossed 1c) (Piel) to impregnate, cause to cross 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to pass over, cause to bring over, cause to cross over, make over to, dedicate, devote 1d2) to cause to pass through 1d3) to cause to pass by or beyond or under, let pass by 1d4) to cause to pass away, cause to take away 1e) (Hithpael) to pass over

flood,
וּבְשֶׁ֣טֶף (ū·ḇə·še·ṭep̄)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7858: 1) flood, downpour

He will make
יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה (ya·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

an end
כָּלָ֖ה (kā·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3617: 1) completion, termination, full end, complete destruction, consumption, annihilation 1a) completion 1a1) completely, altogether (adv) 1b) complete destruction, consumption, annihilation

[of Nineveh]
מְקוֹמָ֑הּ (mə·qō·w·māh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4725: 1) standing place, place 1a) standing place, station, post, office 1b) place, place of human abode 1c) city, land, region 1d) place, locality, spot 1e) space, room, distance 1f) region, quarter, direction 1g) give place to, instead of

and pursue
יְרַדֶּף־ (yə·rad·dep̄-)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7291: 1) to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pursue, put to flight, chase, dog, attend closely upon 1a2) to persecute, harass (fig) 1a3) to follow after, aim to secure (fig) 1a4) to run after (a bribe) (fig) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be pursued 1b2) one pursued (participle) 1c) (Piel) to pursue ardently, aim eagerly to secure, pursue 1d) (Pual) to be pursued, be chased away 1e) (Hiphil) to pursue, chase

His enemies
וְאֹיְבָ֖יו (wə·’ō·yə·ḇāw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 341: 1) (Qal) enemy 1a) personal 1b) national

into darkness.
חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ (ḥō·šeḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2822: 1) darkness, obscurity 1a) darkness 1b) secret place

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.

Young's Literal Translation
And with a flood passing over, An end He maketh of its place, And His enemies doth darkness pursue.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But He will completely destroy Nineveh with an overwhelming flood, and He will chase His enemies into darkness.

New American Standard Bible
But with an overflowing flood He will make a complete end of its site, And will pursue His enemies into darkness.

King James Bible
But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
but with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of Nineveh; he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness.

New Living Translation
But he will sweep away his enemies in an overwhelming flood. He will pursue his foes into the darkness of night.

English Standard Version
But with an overflowing flood he will make a complete end of the adversaries, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

New American Standard Bible
But with an overflowing flood He will make a complete end of its site, And will pursue His enemies into darkness.

King James Bible
But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But He will completely destroy Nineveh with an overwhelming flood, and He will chase His enemies into darkness.

International Standard Version
But with an overwhelming deluge he will bring utter desolation to Nineveh, and his enemies he will pursue with darkness.

NET Bible
But with an overwhelming flood he will make a complete end of Nineveh; he will drive his enemies into darkness.

American Standard Version
But with an over-running flood he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

English Revised Version
But with an overrunning flood he will make a full end of the place thereof, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

Young's Literal Translation
And with a flood passing over, An end He maketh of its place, And His enemies doth darkness pursue.
















Cross References
Job 40:11
Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

Isaiah 13:9
Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

Isaiah 13:10
For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

Isaiah 28:2
Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.

Isaiah 28:17
Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

Jeremiah 51:64
And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

Daniel 9:26
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

Amos 8:8
Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

Nahum 1:1
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

Nahum 1:7
The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

Nahum 1:6
Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
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