Nahum 3:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNahum 3:7 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 →
וְהָיָ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
רֹאַ֨יִךְ֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
יִדּ֣וֹד
nâdad
H5074
to flee
מִמֵּ֔ךְ
min
H4480
from
וְאָמַר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שָׁדְּדָ֣ה
shâdad
H7703
to devastate
נִֽינְוֵ֔ה
Nîynᵉvêh
H5210
Nineveh
מִ֖י
mîy
H4310
who
יָנ֣וּד
nûwd
H5110
to shake
לָ֑הּ
מֵאַ֛יִן
ʼayin
H370
where
אֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
מְנַחֲמִ֖ים
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
לָֽךְ
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World English Bible Public Domain
It will happen that all those who look at you will flee from you, and say, 'Nineveh is laid waste Who will mourn for her?' Where will I seek comforters for you?"
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King James Version Public Domain
And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
It will come about that everyone looking at you will flee from you and say, ‘Nineveh is destroyed; who will sympathize with her?’ From where can I find a comforter for you?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).