Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Her conquerors cry out: "Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!" There is no end to the treasure; riches of every kind of precious thing.
New American Standard Bible
Plunder the
For there is no limit to the treasure—
Wealth from every kind of desirable object.
King James Version
Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.
Holman Bible
There is no end to the treasure,
an abundance of every precious thing.
International Standard Version
Take the silver! Take the gold! There is no end to the treasure fabulous riches of every imagination.
A Conservative Version
Take ye the spoil of silver. Take the spoil of gold. For there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.
American Standard Version
Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.
Amplified
Plunder the silver!
Plunder the gold!
For there is no end to the treasure—
Wealth from every precious object.
Bible in Basic English
Take silver, take gold; for there is no end to the store; take for yourselves a weight of things to be desired.
Darby Translation
Plunder the silver, plunder the gold; for there is no end of the splendid store of all precious vessels.
Julia Smith Translation
They plundered silver, they plundered gold: and no end to her splendid equipage; glory from all the vessels of desire.
King James 2000
Take the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is no end of treasure or wealth out of all the precious things.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! There is no end to the spoils, an abundance of {everything one could want}!
Modern King James verseion
Seize the silver; seize the gold; for there is no end to the treasures; riches from all precious vessels.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Away with the silver, away with the gold: for here is no end of treasure. There shall be a multitude of all manner costly ornaments.
New Heart English Bible
Take the spoil of silver. Take the spoil of gold, for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.
The Emphasized Bible
Plunder silver, plunder gold, - and there is no end to the costly furnishing, rich with every article of delight.
Webster
Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is no end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.
World English Bible
Take the spoil of silver. Take the spoil of gold, for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.
Youngs Literal Translation
Seize ye silver, seize ye gold, And there is no end to the prepared things, To the abundance of all desirable vessels.
Interlinear
Bazaz
Bazaz
Qatseh
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nahum 2:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Nineveh's Treasures Will Be Taken
8 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. 9 Her conquerors cry out: "Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!" There is no end to the treasure; riches of every kind of precious thing. 10 Destruction, devastation, and desolation! Their hearts faint, their knees tremble, each stomach churns, each face turns pale!
Names
Cross References
2 Chronicles 36:10
At the beginning of the year King Nebuchadnezzar ordered him to be brought to Babylon, along with the valuable items in the Lord's temple. In his place he made his relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
Isaiah 33:1
The destroyer is as good as dead, you who have not been destroyed! The deceitful one is as good as dead, the one whom others have not deceived! When you are through destroying, you will be destroyed; when you finish deceiving, others will deceive you!
Isaiah 33:4
Your plunder disappears as if locusts were eating it; they swarm over it like locusts!
Jeremiah 25:34
Wail and cry out in anguish, you rulers! Roll in the dust, you who shepherd flocks of people! The time for you to be slaughtered has come. You will lie scattered and fallen like broken pieces of fine pottery.
Jeremiah 51:56
For a destroyer is attacking Babylon. Her warriors will be captured; their bows will be broken. For the Lord is a God who punishes; he pays back in full.
Ezekiel 26:12
They will steal your wealth and loot your merchandise. They will tear down your walls and destroy your luxurious homes. Your stones, your trees, and your soil he will throw into the water.
Daniel 11:8
He will also take their gods into captivity to Egypt, along with their cast images and prized utensils of silver and gold. Then he will withdraw for some years from the king of the north.
Nahum 2:12-13
The lion tore apart as much prey as his cubs needed and strangled prey to provide food for his lionesses; he filled his lairs with prey and his dens with torn flesh.