Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
from her first days,
but they are fleeing.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
but no one turns back.
New American Standard Bible
Now they are fleeing;
“Stop, stop,”
But
King James Version
But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.
International Standard Version
Nineveh is a reservoir whose water is draining away. "Wait! Wait!" they cry, yet not even one person looks back.
A Conservative Version
But Nineveh has been from of old like a pool of water. Yet they flee away. Stand, stand, [they cry], but none looks back.
American Standard Version
But Nineveh hath been from of old like a pool of water: yet they flee away. Stand, stand, they cry ; but none looketh back.
Amplified
Though Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days,
Now her inhabitants are fleeing;
“Stop! Stop!” [a few cry,]
But no one turns back.
Bible in Basic English
But Nineveh is like a pool of water whose waters are flowing away; Keep your place, they say; but no one is turning back.
Darby Translation
Nineveh hath been like a pool of water, since the day she existed, yet they flee away. ... Stand! Stand! But none looketh back.
Julia Smith Translation
And Nineveh it is as a pool of water from the days, and they fleeing, stood: they stood, and none looking back.
King James 2000
Though Nineveh was of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Nineveh [is] like a pool of water without its water. {As they flee}, [she cries,] "Stop! Stop!" But there is no one who turns back.
Modern King James verseion
But Nineveh is like a pool of water from her days; yet they are fleeing. Halt! Halt! they cry, but none looks back.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Nineveh is like a pool full of water, but then shall they be fain to flee. "Stand, stand," shall they cry, and there shall not one turn back.
NET Bible
Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days, but now her people are running away; she cries out: "Stop! Stop!" -- but no one turns back.
New Heart English Bible
But Nineveh has been from of old like a pool of water, yet they flee away. "Stop. Stop." they cry, but no one looks back.
The Emphasized Bible
Yet, as for Nineveh, like a reservoir of waters, are her waters, - but, those men, are in flight! Stand! stand but no one is turning.
Webster
But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.
World English Bible
But Nineveh has been from of old like a pool of water, yet they flee away. "Stop! Stop!" they cry, but no one looks back.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Nineveh is as a pool of waters, From of old it is -- and they are fleeing! 'Stand ye, stand;' and none is turning!
Interlinear
Nuwc
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nahum 2:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Nineveh's Treasures Will Be Taken
7
she is carried away;
her ladies-in-waiting moan
like the sound of doves,
and beat their breasts.
from her first days,
but they are fleeing.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
but no one turns back.
There is no end to the treasure,
an abundance of every precious thing.
Cross References
Genesis 10:11
From that land he went to Assyria
Isaiah 13:14
and like sheep without a shepherd,
each one will turn to his own people,
each one will flee to his own land.
Isaiah 47:13
So let them stand and save you—
the astrologers,
who predict monthly
what will happen to you.
Isaiah 48:20
flee from the Chaldeans!
Declare with a shout of joy,
proclaim this,
let it go out to the end of the earth;
announce,
“The Lord has redeemed His servant
Jeremiah 46:5
They are terrified,
they are retreating,
their warriors are crushed,
they flee headlong,
they never look back,
terror is on every side!
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 50:16
as well as him who wields the sickle at harvest time.
Because of the oppressor’s sword,
each will turn to his own people,
each will flee to his own land.
Jeremiah 51:13
rich in treasures,
your end has come,
your life thread is cut.
Jeremiah 51:30
they sit in their strongholds.
Their might is exhausted;
they have become like women.
Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze,
her gate bars are shattered.
Nahum 3:17
and your scribes like clouds of locusts,
which settle on the walls on a cold day;
when the sun rises, they take off,
and no one knows where they are.
Revelation 17:1
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls
Revelation 17:15
He also said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.