Nahum 3:17 Hebrew Word Analysis

0Thy crownedמִנְּזָרַ֙יִךְ֙h4502
1are as the locustsכָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔הh697
2and thy captainsוְטַפְסְרַ֖יִךְh2951
4as the great grasshoppersגֹּבָ֑יh1462
4as the great grasshoppersגֹּבָ֑יh1462
5which campהַֽחוֹנִ֤יםh2583
6in the hedgesבַּגְּדֵרוֹת֙h1448
7dayבְּי֣וֹםh3117
8in the coldקָרָ֔הh7135
9but when the sunשֶׁ֤מֶשׁh8121
10arisethזָֽרְחָה֙h2224
11they flee awayוְנוֹדַ֔דh5074
12וְלֹֽאh3808
13is not knownנוֹדַ֥עh3045
14and their placeמְקוֹמ֖וֹh4725
15whereאַיָּֽם׃h335

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Thy princes are as the locusts, and thy marshals as the swarms of grasshoppers, which encamp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Your crowned ones are like the locusts, and your scribes like the clouds of insects which take cover in the walls on a cold day, but when the sun comes up they go in flight, and are seen no longer in their place.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

Thy chosen men are as the locusts, and thy captains as swarms of grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day: when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

World English Bible (WEB)

Your guards are like the locusts, and your officials like the swarms of locusts, which settle on the walls on a cold day, but when the sun appears, they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Thy crowned ones `are' as a locust, And thy princes as great grasshoppers, That encamp in hedges in a day of cold, The sun hath risen, and it doth flee away, And not known is its place where they are.