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Nahum 1:10

For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.

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כִּ֚יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.סִירִ֣יםsirimpotסִירnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “pot”, the ordinary formH5518a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hookcaldron, fishhook, pan, (wash-)pot, thorn.סְבֻכִ֔יםsevukhimfold togetherסָבַךְverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “fold together”, a verb used as a describing wordH5440to entwinefold together, wrap.וּכְסָבְאָ֖םukhesaveamand as wineסֹבֶאconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and as wine”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5435potation, concretely (wine), or abstractly (carousal)drink, drunken, wine.סְבוּאִ֑יםsevuimdrunkardסָבָאverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “drunkard”, a verb used as a describing wordH5433to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsydrunkard, fill self, Sabean, (wine-) bibber.אֻ֨כְּל֔וּuklveatאָכַלverb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “eat”, a completed actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.כְּקַ֥שׁkeqashas stubbleקַשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as stubble”, the ordinary formH7179straw (as dry)stubble.יָבֵ֖שׁyaveshdryיָבֵשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “dry”, the ordinary formH3002drydried (away), dry.מָלֵֽאmalefullמָלֵאadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “full”, the ordinary formH4392full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully[idiom] she that was with child, fill(-ed, -ed with), full(-ly), multitude, as is worth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For though they be like tangled thorns, and be drunken according to their drink, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly as dry stubble.

Young’s Literal Translation

For while princes [are] perplexed, And with their drink are drunken, They have been consumed as stubble fully dried.

World English Bible

For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly like dry stubble.

Darby Translation

Though they be tangled together [as] thorns, and be as drenched from their drink, they shall be devoured as dry stubble, completely.

Douay-Rheims

For as thorns embrace one another: so while they are feasting and drinking together, they shall be consumed as stubble that is fully dry.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For though they be like tangled thorns, and be drunken according to their drink, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the enemy shall be laid bare even to the foundation, and shall be devoured as twisted yew, and as stubble fully dry.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ἕως θεμελίου αὐτοῦ χερσωθήσεται· καὶ ὡς σμῖλαξ περιπλεκομένη βρωθήσεται, καὶ ὡς καλάμη ξηρασίας μεστή.