12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nahum 3:12:1 ⧉כָּ֨ל־מִבְצָרַ֔יִךְkolmivtsarayikhall of your fortresses Nahum 3:12:2 ⧉תְּאֵנִ֖יםteenimfig trees Nahum 3:12:3 ⧉עִם־בִּכּוּרִ֑יםimbikhurimwith first-ripe figs Nahum 3:12:4 ⧉אִם־יִנּ֕וֹעוּimyinnouif they are shaken Nahum 3:12:5 ⧉וְנָפְל֖וּvenafluthen they fall Nahum 3:12:6 ⧉עַל־פִּ֥יalpiinto the mouth of Nahum 3:12:7 ⧉אוֹכֵֽל׃okhelan eater |
12. Formal Translation All your fortresses are like fig trees with their first-ripe figs; if they are shaken, they will fall into the mouth of the eater. |
12. Dynamic Translation All your strongholds are like fig trees heavy with early figs—when they are shaken, the figs fall right into the mouth of the eater. |