Nahum 2:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNahum 2:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְנִינְוֵ֥ה
Nîynᵉvêh
H5210
Nineveh
כִבְרֵֽכַת
bᵉrêkâh
H1295
pool
מַ֖יִם
mayim
H4325
water
מִ֣ימֵי
yôwm
H3117
day
הִ֑יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וְהֵ֣מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
נָסִ֔ים
nûwç
H5127
to flee
עִמְד֥וּ
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
עֲמֹ֖דוּ
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
וְאֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מַפְנֶֽה
pânâh
H6437
to turn
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Though Nineveh like a pool of water throughout her days, now they are fleeing away. “Stop, stop!” But there is no turning back.
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