Nahum 3:19
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually? ”
תָּקַע
to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)
כַּף
a palm
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כַּף
Palm of the hand. Kaph. Engraved on the palms of My hands. Before there was a cross this image pointed to it. Jesus carries the marks of our salvation in His hands.
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עָבַר
has it passed
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עָבַר
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
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חָלָה
is severe
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חָלָה
properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
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שָׁמַע
those who hear
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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מִי
whom?
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מִי
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
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רַע
evil/ your
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רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
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תָּמִיד
continually
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תָּמִיד
Continually, regularly, constantly. Tamiyd. His guidance never takes a day off. He is always leading those who are willing to follow.
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עַל
on/ you
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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שֵׁמַע
of report/ your
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שֵׁמַע
something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience
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כֵּהָה
is relief
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כֵּהָה
properly, a weakening; figuratively, alleviation, i.e. cure
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מַכָּה
wound/ your
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מַכָּה
a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence
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