Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
A curse is on the town of blood; it is full of deceit and violent acts; and there is no end to the taking of life.
New American Standard Bible
Her prey never departs.
King James Version
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
Holman Bible
totally deceitful,
full of plunder,
never without prey.
International Standard Version
Woe to this city, contaminated with shed blood, all full of lies and robberies it is never without victims!
A Conservative Version
Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and rapine. The prey departs not.
American Standard Version
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and rapine; the prey departeth not.
Amplified
Her prey never departs [alive].
Darby Translation
Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and violence; the prey departeth not.
Julia Smith Translation
Wo! to the city of bloods: all of it was filled with falsehood, with violence; the prey will not withdraw.
King James 2000
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the victim departs not;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Woe to the city [that has shed] {much blood}! {She is a deceiver}, She is filled [with] plunder, {She has hoarded her spoils of war}.
Modern King James verseion
Woe to the bloody city! It is a lie, and full of plunder; the prey is not withdrawn.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Woe to that bloodthirsty city, which is all full of lies and robbery, and will not leave off from ravishing.
NET Bible
Woe to the city guilty of bloodshed! She is full of lies; she is filled with plunder; she has hoarded her spoil!
New Heart English Bible
Woe to the bloody city. It is all full of lies and robbery. The prey doesn't depart.
The Emphasized Bible
Alas for the city of bloodshed! All of it, deceit, of violence full, none releaseth prey!
Webster
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robberies; the prey departeth not;
World English Bible
Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. The prey doesn't depart.
Youngs Literal Translation
Woe to the city of blood, She is all with lies -- burglary -- full, Prey doth not depart.
Themes
Deceit » The wicked full of » The prevalence of
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Nineveh » Described as » Full of lies and robbery
Nineveh » Called » Bloody city
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as
Topics
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nahum 3:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Doom Of The Wicked City Is Certain
1 A curse is on the town of blood; it is full of deceit and violent acts; and there is no end to the taking of life. 2 The noise of the whip, and the noise of thundering wheels; horses rushing and war-carriages jumping,
Names
Cross References
Nahum 2:12
Food enough for his young and for his she-lions was pulled down by the lion; his hole was full of flesh and his resting-place stored with meat.
Habakkuk 2:12
A curse on him who is building a place with blood, and basing a town on evil-doing!
Isaiah 17:14
In the evening there is fear, and in the morning they are gone. This is the fate of those who take our goods, and the reward of those who violently take our property for themselves.
Isaiah 24:9
There is no more drinking of wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who take it.
Isaiah 42:24
Who gave up Jacob to those who took away his goods, and Israel to his attackers? Did not the Lord? he against whom they did wrong, and in whose ways they would not go, turning away from his teaching.
Ezekiel 22:2-3
And you, son of man, will you be a judge, will you be a judge of the town of blood? then make clear to her all her disgusting ways.
Ezekiel 24:6-9
For this is what the Lord has said: A curse is on the town of blood, the cooking-pot which is unclean inside, which has never been made clean! take out its bits; its fate is still to come on it.
Hosea 4:2
There is cursing and broken faith, violent death and attacks on property, men are untrue in married life, houses are broken into, and there is blood touching blood.
Zephaniah 3:1-3
Sorrow to her who is uncontrolled and unclean, the cruel town!