Nahum 2:1
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!

Young's Literal Translation
Come up hath a scatterer to thy face, Keep the bulwark, watch the way, Strengthen the loins, strengthen power mightily.

King James Bible
He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make [thy] loins strong, fortify [thy] power mightily.

Hebrew
One who scatters
מֵפִ֛יץ (mê·p̄îṣ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6327: To be dispersed or scattered

advances
עָלָ֥ה (‘ā·lāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

against
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

you, [O Nineveh].
פָּנַ֖יִךְ (pā·na·yiḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 6440: The face

Guard
נָצ֣וֹר (nā·ṣō·wr)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep

the fortress!
מְצֻרָ֑ה (mə·ṣu·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4694: A hemming in, a mound, a rampart, fortification

Watch
צַפֵּה־ (ṣap·pêh-)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 6822: To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await

the road!
דֶ֙רֶךְ֙ (ḏe·reḵ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

Brace yourself
חַזֵּ֣ק (ḥaz·zêq)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

!
מָתְנַ֔יִם (mā·ṯə·na·yim)
Noun - md
Strong's 4975: The waist, small of the back, the loins

Summon
אַמֵּ֥ץ (’am·mêṣ)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 553: To be stout, strong, bold, alert

all
מְאֹֽד׃ (mə·’ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily

your strength!
כֹּ֖חַ (kō·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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