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Nahum 1:15

NETBible	(2:1)¹ Look! A herald is running² on the mountains! A messenger is proclaiming deliverance:³ “Celebrate your sacred festivals, O Judah! Fulfill your sacred vows to praise God!⁴ For never again⁵ will the wicked⁶ Assyrians⁷ invade⁸ you, they⁹ have been completely destroyed.”
NIV © biblegateway Nah 1:15	Look, there on the mountains, the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your festivals, O Judah, and fulfil your vows. No more will the wicked invade you; they will be completely destroyed.
NASB © biblegateway Nah 1:15	Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; Pay your vows. For never again will the wicked one pass through you; He is cut off completely.
NLT © biblegateway Nah 1:15	Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news! He is bringing a message of peace. Celebrate your festivals, O people of Judah, and fulfill all your vows, for your enemies from Nineveh will never invade your land again. They have been completely destroyed!
MSG © biblegateway Nah 1:15	Look! Striding across the mountains--a messenger bringing the latest good news: peace! A holiday, Judah! Celebrate! Worship and recommit to God! No more worries about this enemy. This one is history. Close the books.
BBE © SABDAweb Nah 1:15	See on the mountains the feet of him who comes with good news, giving word of peace! Keep your feasts, O Judah, give effect to your oaths: for the good-for-nothing man will never again go through you; he is completely cut off.
NRSV © bibleoremus Nah 1:15	Look! On the mountains the feet of one who brings good tidings, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your festivals, O Judah, fulfill your vows, for never again shall the wicked invade you; they are utterly cut off.
NKJV © biblegateway Nah 1:15	Behold, on the mountains The feet of him who brings good tidings, Who proclaims peace! O Judah, keep your appointed feasts, Perform your vows. For the wicked one shall no more pass through you; He is utterly cut off.
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KJV	Behold upon the mountains <02022> the feet <07272> of him that bringeth good tidings <01319> (8764)_, that publisheth <08085> (8688) peace <07965>_! O Judah <03063>_, keep <02287> (8798) thy solemn feasts <02282>_, perform <07999> (8761) thy vows <05088>_: for the wicked <01100> shall no more <03254> (8686) pass through <05674> (8800) thee; he is utterly cut off <03772> (8738)_. {keep...: Heb. feast} {the wicked: Heb. Belial}
NASB © biblegateway Nah 1:15	Behold <02009> , on the mountains <02022> the feet <07272> of him who brings <01319> good news <01319> , Who announces <08085> peace <07965> ! Celebrate <02287> your feasts <02282> , O Judah <03063> ; Pay <07999> your vows <05088> . For never <03808> <5750> again <03254> will the wicked <01100> one pass <05674> through you; He is cut <03772> off <03772> completely <03605> .
LXXM	(2:1) idou <2400> INJ epi <1909> PREP ta <3588> T-APN orh <3735> N-APN oi <3588> T-NPM podev <4228> N-NPM euaggelizomenou <2097> V-PMPGS kai <2532> ADV apaggellontov {V-PAPGS} eirhnhn <1515> N-ASF eortaze <1858> V-PAD-2S iouda <2448> N-PRI tav <3588> T-APF eortav <1859> N-APF sou <4771> P-GS apodov <591> V-AAD-2S tav <3588> T-APF eucav <2171> N-APF sou <4771> P-GS dioti <1360> CONJ ou <3364> ADV mh <3165> ADV prosyhswsin <4369> V-FAI-3P eti <2089> ADV tou <3588> T-GSN dielyein <1330> V-AAN dia <1223> PREP sou <4771> P-GS eiv <1519> PREP palaiwsin {V-AAS-3P} suntetelestai <4931> V-RMI-3S exhrtai <1808> V-RMI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	Look <02009> ! A herald is running on <05921> the mountains <02022> ! A messenger <01319> is proclaiming <08085> deliverance <07965> : “Celebrate <02287> your sacred festivals <02282> , O Judah <03063> ! Fulfill <07999> your sacred vows <05088> to praise God! For <03588> never <03808> again <05750> <03254> will the wicked <01100> Assyrians invade <05674> you, they have been completely <03605> destroyed <03772> .”
HEBREW	trkn <03772> hlk <03605> leylb <01100> Kb <05674> *rbel {rwbel} <05674> dwe <05750> Pyowy <03254> al <03808> yk <03588> Kyrdn <05088> ymls <07999> Kygx <02282> hdwhy <03063> ygx <02287> Mwls <07965> eymsm <08085> rvbm <01319> ylgr <07272> Myrhh <02022> le <05921> hnh <02009> (1:15) <2:1>

NETBible

(2:1)¹ Look! A herald is running² on the mountains! A messenger is proclaiming deliverance:³ “Celebrate your sacred festivals, O Judah! Fulfill your sacred vows to praise God!⁴ For never again⁵ will the wicked⁶ Assyrians⁷ invade⁸ you, they⁹ have been completely destroyed.”

NET Notes

¹sn Beginning with 1:15, the verse numbers through 2:13 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 1:15 ET = 2:1 HT, 2:1 ET = 2:2 HT, etc., through 2:13 ET = 2:14 HT. Beginning with 3:1, the verse numbers in the English Bible and the Hebrew Bible are again the same.

²tn Heb “the feet of a herald.”

³tn Heb “a messenger of peace.” The Hebrew noun translated “peace” is sometimes used in reference to deliverance or freedom from enemy attack or destruction (e.g., Jer 4:10; 6:14; 8:11; 12:5; 28:9; 29:7).

⁴sn The sacred vows to praise God were often made by Israelites as a pledge to proclaim the mercy of the Lord if he would be gracious to deliver (e.g., Gen 28:20; 31:13; Lev 7:16; Judg 11:30, 39; 1 Sam 1:11, 21; 2 Sam 15:7-8; Pss 22:25 [26]; 50:14; 56:12 [13]; 61:5 [6], 8 [9]; 65:1 [2]; 66:13; 116:14, 18; Eccl 5:4 [3]; Jonah 1:16; 2:9 [10]). The words “to praise God” are not in the Hebrew, but are added in the translation for clarification.

⁵tc The LXX reflects the plural יוֹסִיפוּ (yosifu, “they shall [never]”). The MT reads the singular יוֹסִיף (yosif, “he shall [never]”) which is also found in the Dead Sea Scrolls (4QpNah). The subject of the verb is the singular noun בְּלִיַּעַל (bÿliyya’al, “the wicked one”) which is also misunderstood by the LXX (see below).

⁶tc The MT reads בְּלִיַּעַל (bÿliyya’al, “the wicked one”; so ASV, NASB). The LXX reading εἰς παλαίωσιν (ei" palaiwsin, “to old age”) mistakenly derived בְּלִיַּעַל from בָּלָה (balah, “to become worn”). There are several places in the book of Nahum where the LXX produced poor translations.

⁶tn Heb “the wicked one.” This is a collective singular and has been translated as a plural.

⁷tn The term “Assyrians” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied from context for clarity. If left unspecified, the prophetic statement could be understood to mean that the wicked [i.e., wicked conquerors in general] would never again invade Judah. Cf. NLT “your enemies from Nineveh.”

⁸tn Or “pass through you” (NASB); or “march against you”; NCV “attack you.”

⁹tn Heb “he.” This is in agreement with the singular “wicked one” in the previous line.

¹⁰tn Heb “he is completely cut off.”