NAH 2:8 Parallel View

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ULT Though Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days, now its people are fleeing away like rushing water.
 ⇔ Others shout, “Stop, stop,” but no one turns back.

UST The people will rush from Nineveh
⇔ like water rushes from a broken dam.
⇔ The officials will shout, “Stop! Stop!”
⇔ but the people will not even look back as they run away.

BSB Nineveh has been like a pool of water
⇔ throughout her days,
⇔ but now it is draining away.
 ⇔ “Stop! Stop!” they cry,
⇔ but no one turns back.

OEB  ⇔ Like a pool of water is Nineveh,
⇔ her waters fast ebbing away.
 ⇔ ‘Stand firm! Stand firm!’ someone cries,
⇔ but no one turns back.

WEB 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.

NET 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.

LSV And Nineveh [is] as a pool of waters,
From of old it [is]—and they are fleeing! “Stand, stand”; and none is turning!

FBV Nineveh is a leaky pool—its population is like water running away. “Stop! Stop” people shout, but nobody turns back.

T4T The people will rush from Nineveh
⇔ like [SIM] water rushes from a broken dam.
 ⇔ The officials will shout, “Stop! Stop!”
⇔ but the people will not even look back as they run away.

LEB • is like a pool of water without its water.[fn][fn] she cries, “Stop! Stop!” • But there is no one who turns back.

?:? MT reads “from her days.” Greek LXX and Syriac Peshitta reflect “from her waters”

?:? Literally “And they flee away”

BBE But Nineveh is like a pool of water whose waters are flowing away; Keep your place, they say; but no one is turning back.

MOF No MOF NAH book available

JPS (2-9) But Nineveh hath been from of old like a pool of water; yet they flee away; 'Stand, stand'; but none looketh back.

ASV But Nineveh hath been from of old like a pool of water: yet they flee away. Stand, stand, they cry; but none looketh back.

DRA And as for Ninive, her waters are like a great pool, but the men flee away. They cry: Stand, stand, but there is none that will return back.

YLT And Nineveh [is] as a pool of waters, From of old it [is] — and they are fleeing! 'Stand ye, stand;' and none is turning!

DBY Nineveh hath been like a pool of water, since the day she existed, yet they flee away. ...Stand! Stand! But none looketh back.

RV But Nineveh hath been from of old like a pool of water: yet they flee away; Stand, stand, they cry; but none looketh back.

WBS 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.

KJB 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.[fn][fn]
(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.)

2.8 of old: or, from the days that she hath been

2.8 look back: or, cause them to turn

BB Yea many a day Niniue was as a ponde full of water, yet now they flee, Stand ye, stande ye, and no man loketh backe.
(Yea many a day Niniue was as a ponde full of water, yet now they flee, Stand ye, stand ye, and no man looketh/looks backe.)

GNV But Nineueh is of olde like a poole of water: yet they shall flee away. Stande, stande, shall they crie: but none shall looke backe.
(But Nineueh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stande, stande, shall they crie: but none shall look backe. )

CB Niniue is like a pole full of water, but then shal they be fayne to fle. Stonde, stode, (shal they crie) & there shal not one turne backe.
(Niniue is like a pole full of water, but then shall they be fayne to fle. Stonde, stood, (shal they crie) and there shall not one turn backe.)

WYC And Nynyue, as a cisterne of watris the watris therof; forsothe thei fledden; stonde ye, stonde ye, and there is not that schal turne ayen.
(And Nynyue, as a cisterne of waters the waters therof; forsothe they fledden; stand ye, stand ye, and there is not that shall turn ayen.)

LUT Die Königin wird gefangen weggeführet werden; und ihre Jungfrauen werden seufzen wie die Tauben und an ihre Brust schlagen.
(The kingin becomes gefangen weggeführet become; and ihre Yungfrauen become seufzen like the Tauben and at ihre Brust schlagen.)

CLV Et Ninive quasi piscina aquarum aquæ ejus; ipsi vero fugerunt. State, state ! et non est qui revertatur.
(And Ninive as_if piscina waterrum aquæ his; ipsi vero fugerunt. State, state ! and not/no it_is who revertatur. )

BRN and the foundation has been exposed; and she has gone up, and her maid-servants were led away as doves moaning in their hearts.

BrLXX καὶ ἡ ὑπόστασις ἀπεκαλύφθη· καὶ αὕτη ἀνέβαινε, καὶ αἱ δοῦλαι αὐτῆς ἤγοντο, καθὼς περιστεραὶ φθεγγόμεναι ἐν καρδίαις αὐτῶν.
(kai haʸ hupostasis apekalufthaʸ; kai hautaʸ anebaine, kai hai doulai autaʸs aʸgonto, kathōs peristerai fthengomenai en kardiais autōn. )

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