King James Version

Nahum 1:8

But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

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וּבְשֶׁ֣טֶףuveshetefand in floodשֶׁטֶףconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in flood”, the ordinary formH7858a deluge (literally or figuratively)flood, outrageous, overflowing.עֹבֵ֔רoveralienateעָבַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “alienate”, a verb used as a describing wordH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…כָּלָ֖הkalahaltogetherכָּלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “altogether”, the ordinary formH3617a completion; adverb, completely; also destructionaltogether, (be, utterly) consume(-d), consummation(-ption), was determined, (full, utter) end, riddance.יַעֲשֶׂ֣הyaasehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…מְקוֹמָ֑הּmeqomahcountryמָקוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “country”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).וְאֹיְבָ֖יוveoyevayvand enemyאֹיֵבconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.יְרַדֶּףyeradefchaseרָדַףverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “chase”, an unfinished actionH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).חֹֽשֶׁךְchoshekhdarkחֹשֶׁךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dark”, the ordinary formH2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickednessdark(-ness), night, obscurity.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But with an overrunning flood He will make a full end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue His enemies.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But with an over-running flood he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

Young’s Literal Translation

And with a flood passing over, An end He maketh of its place, And His enemies doth darkness pursue.

World English Bible

But with an overflowing flood, he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

Darby Translation

But with an overrunning flood he will make a full end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

Douay-Rheims

But with a flood that passeth by, he will make an utter end of the place thereof: and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But with an overrunning flood He will make a full end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue His enemies.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end: darkness shall pursue those that rise up against him and his enemies.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐν κατακλυσμῷ πορείας συντέλειαν ποιήσεται, τοὺς ἐπεγειρομένους καὶ τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτοῦ διώξεται σκότος.