Nahum 1:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.

Young's Literal Translation
A God zealous and avenging [is] Jehovah, An avenger [is] Jehovah, and possessing fury. An avenger [is] Jehovah on His adversaries, And He is watching for His enemies.

King James Bible
God [is] jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and [is] furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies.

Hebrew
The LORD
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

is a jealous
קַנּ֤וֹא (qan·nō·w)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7072: Jealous, angry

and avenging
וְנֹקֵם֙ (wə·nō·qêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5358: To grudge, avenge, punish

God;
אֵ֣ל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty

the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

is avenging
נֹקֵ֥ם (nō·qêm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5358: To grudge, avenge, punish

and full of wrath.
וּבַ֣עַל (ū·ḇa·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1167: A master, a husband, owner

The LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

takes vengeance
נֹקֵ֤ם (nō·qêm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5358: To grudge, avenge, punish

on His foes
לְצָרָ֔יו (lə·ṣā·rāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6862: Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent

and reserves [wrath]
וְנוֹטֵ֥ר (wə·nō·w·ṭêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5201: To guard, to cherish

for His enemies.
לְאֹיְבָֽיו׃ (lə·’ō·yə·ḇāw)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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