18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nahum 3:18:1 ⧉נָמ֤וּnamuhave slept Nahum 3:18:2 ⧉רֹעֶ֙יךָ֙roekhayour shepherds Nahum 3:18:3 ⧉מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhking of Nahum 3:18:4 ⧉אַשּׁ֔וּרashurAssyria Nahum 3:18:5 ⧉יִשְׁכְּנ֖וּyishkenuthey lie down Nahum 3:18:6 ⧉אַדִּירֶ֑יךָadirekhayour nobles Nahum 3:18:7 ⧉נָפֹ֧שׁוּnafoshuare scattered Nahum 3:18:8 ⧉עַמְּךָ֛ammekhayour people Nahum 3:18:9 ⧉עַל־הֶהָרִ֖יםalheharimupon the mountains Nahum 3:18:10 ⧉וְאֵ֥יןveenand there is not Nahum 3:18:11 ⧉מְקַבֵּֽץ׃mekabbetsone gathering |
18. Formal Translation Your shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria; your nobles will rest. Your people have been scattered upon the mountains, and there is no one who gathers them. |
18. Dynamic Translation Your shepherds have become drowsy, O king of Assyria; your nobles now lie at rest. Your people are scattered across the mountains, and there is no one to bring them home. |