Nahum 3:17
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.”
שֶׁמֶשׁ
Sun. Shemesh. The greater light that rules the day. God made it. And one day the city of God will have no need of the sun for God Himself will be its light.
מָקוֹם
place/ its
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מָקוֹם
Place, location, standing place. Maqom. This is none other than the house of God. Every place where God meets you becomes holy ground.
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יָדַע
it is known
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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זָרַח
it rises
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זָרַח
properly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy)
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גּוֹב
locusts
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גּוֹב
the locust (from its grubbing as a larvae)
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קָרָה
coldness
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קָרָה
coolness
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מִנְּזָר
courtiers/ your
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מִנְּזָר
a prince
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