4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nahum 1:4:1 ⧉גּוֹעֵ֤רgoerrebuking Nahum 1:4:2 ⧉בַּיָּ֙ם֙bayamin the sea Nahum 1:4:3 ⧉וַֽיְבַשֵּׁ֔הוּvayevashehuand drying it Nahum 1:4:4 ⧉וְכָל־הַנְּהָר֖וֹתvekholhaneharotand all the rivers Nahum 1:4:5 ⧉הֶֽחֱרִ֑יבhekherivhe made dry Nahum 1:4:6 ⧉אֻמְלַל֙umlelalwithered Nahum 1:4:7 ⧉בָּשָׁן֙bashanBashan Nahum 1:4:8 ⧉וְכַרְמֶ֔לvekharmeland Carmel Nahum 1:4:9 ⧉וּפֶ֥רַחuferakhand the flower Nahum 1:4:10 ⧉לְבָנ֖וֹןlevanonof Lebanon Nahum 1:4:11 ⧉אֻמְלָֽל׃umlalalwithered |
4. Formal Translation He {Yahweh, Sovereign Rebuker} rebukes the sea so that it becomes dry; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. |
4. Dynamic Translation At His {Yahweh, Judge of Nations} rebuke the sea dries up, and He parches every river; Bashan and Carmel shrivel, and Lebanon’s bloom withers. |