Nahum 2:2New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob Like the splendor of Israel, Even though devastators have devastated them And destroyed their vine branches.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— For the LORD bringeth again the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— For Jehovah restoreth the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel; for the emptiers have emptied them out, and destroyed their vine-branches.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— For the LORD hath turned away the excellence of Jacob, as the excellence of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— For Jehovah hath brought again the glory of Jacob, as the glory of Israel; for the wasters have wasted them, and marred their vine-branches.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— For Yahweh hath restored the excellency of Jacob, like the excellency of Israel,—for the plunderers have plundered them, and, their vine branches, have they marred.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— For turned back hath Jehovah to the excellency of Jacob, As [to] the excellency of Israel, For emptied them out have emptiers, And their branches they have marred.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— For the Lord hath rendered the pride of Jacob, as the pride of Israel: because the spoilers have laid them waste, and have marred their vine branches.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— For the Lorde hath turned away the glorie of Iaakob, as the glorie of Israel: for the emptiers haue emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— For the LORD hath turned away the excellencie of Iacob, as the excellencie of Israel: for the emptiers haue emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— For the LORD will restore the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel; for the oppressors have trampled upon them and destroyed their branches.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— For the Lord has turned aside the pride of Jacob, as the pride of Israel: for they have utterly rejected them, and have destroyed their branches.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— For Yahweh hath turned away the excellency of Yaaqov, as the excellency of Yisrael: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches. |
For
x3588 (3588) Complementכִּיkiy{kee}
A primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed.
Yähwè
יָהוֶה
3068 {3068} PrimeיְהֹוָהY@hovah{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
hath turned away
7725 {7725} Primeשׁוּבshuwb{shoob}
A primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbially again.
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
x853 (0853) Complementאֵת'eth{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
the excellency
1347
of
Ya`áköv
יַעֲקֹב,
3290 {3290} PrimeיַעֲקֹבYa`aqob{yah-ak-obe'}
From H6117; heel catcher (that is, supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.
as the excellency
1347
of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל:
3478 {3478} PrimeיִשְׂרָאֵלYisra'el{yis-raw-ale'}
From H8280 and H0410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity.
for
x3588 (3588) Complementכִּיkiy{kee}
A primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed.
the emptiers
1238 {1238} Primeבָּקַקbaqaq{baw-kah'}
A primitive root; to pour out, that is, to empty, figuratively to depopulate; by analogy to spread out (as a fruitful vine).
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386
have emptied
x1238 (1238) Complementבָּקַקbaqaq{baw-kah'}
A primitive root; to pour out, that is, to empty, figuratively to depopulate; by analogy to spread out (as a fruitful vine).
them out,
y1238 [1238] Standardבָּקַקbaqaq{baw-kah'}
A primitive root; to pour out, that is, to empty, figuratively to depopulate; by analogy to spread out (as a fruitful vine).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
and marred
7843 {7843} Primeשָׁחַתshachath{shaw-khath'}
A primitive root; to decay, that is, (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively).
z8765 <8765> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 2121
their vine branches.
2156 {2156} Primeזְמוֹרָהz@mowrah{zem-o-raw'}
(Feminine) and (masculine): from H2168; a twig (as pruned). |
Nahum 2:2
_ _ For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob — that is, the time for Nineveh’s overthrow is ripe, because Jacob (Judah) and Israel (the ten tribes) have been sufficiently chastised. The Assyrian rod of chastisement, having done its work, is to be thrown into the fire. If God chastised Jacob and Israel with all their “excellency” (Jerusalem and the temple, which was their pre-eminent excellency above all nations in God’s eyes, Psalms 47:4; Psalms 87:2; Ezekiel 24:21; see on Amos 6:8), how much more will He punish fatally Nineveh, an alien to Him, and idolatrous? Maurer, not so well, translates, “restores,” or “will restore the excellency of Jacob.”
_ _ emptiers — the Assyrian spoilers.
_ _ have emptied them out — have spoiled the Israelites and Jews (Hosea 10:1). Compare Psalms 80:8-16, on “vine branches,” as applied to Israel. |
Nahum 2:2
For — Israel and Jacob were more to God, yet he punished them; much more will he punish Nineveh. Turned — Laid low. The excellency — The wealth, the valiant men, all that Jacob gloried in. Jacob — The two tribes. Israel — The ten tribes. Emptied them — Quite exhausted them. Their vine — branches — Destroyed all the fruit of the land. |
Nahum 2:2
For the LORD hath (b) turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and (c) marred their vine branches.
(b) Seeing God has punished his own people Judah and Israel, he will now punish the enemies by whom he scourged them; read (Isaiah 10:12).
(c) Signifying that the Israelites were utterly destroyed. |
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Isaiah 10:5-12 O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. ... Wherefore it shall come to pass, [that] when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
Jeremiah 25:29 For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.
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- excellency of Jacob as the excellency:
- or, the pride of Jacob as the pride,
Zephaniah 3:11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
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Genesis 49:22-23 Joseph [is] a fruitful bough, [even] a fruitful bough by a well; [whose] branches run over the wall: ... The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot [at him], and hated him:
Psalms 80:12-13 Why hast thou [then] broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? ... The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
Jeremiah 49:9 If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave [some] gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.
Hosea 10:1 Israel [is] an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.
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