King James Version

Nahum 1:13

For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

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וְעַתָּ֕הveatahand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.אֶשְׁבֹּ֥רeshborbreakשָׁבַרverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “break”, an unfinished actionH7665to burst (literally or figuratively)break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).מֹטֵ֖הוּmotehvyokeמוֹטnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “yoke”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4132a wavering, i.e. fall; by implication, a pole (as shaking); hence, a yoke (as essentially a bent pole)bar, be moved, staff, yoke.מֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְmealayikhfrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “from above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…וּמוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִךְumoserotayikhand bandמוֹסֵרconjunction, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and band”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4147properly, chastisement, i.e. (by implication) a halter; figuratively, restraintband, bond.אֲנַתֵּֽקanateqbreakנָתַקverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “break”, an unfinished actionH5423to tear offbreak (off), burst, draw (away), lift up, pluck (away, off), pull (out), root out.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

Young’s Literal Translation

And now I break his rod from off thee, And thy bands I do draw away.

World English Bible

Now I will break his yoke from off you, and will burst your bonds apart.”

Darby Translation

And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds asunder.

Douay-Rheims

And now I will break in pieces his rod with which he struck thy back, and I will burst thy bonds asunder.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And now will I break his rod from off thee, and will burst thy bonds.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ νῦν συντρίψω τὴν ῥάβδον αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ τοὺς δεσμοὺς διαῤῥήξω.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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