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OET-LV (NAH 2:9) [fn] and_Nīnəvēh was_like_a_pool_of water from_the_days_of it and_they are_fleeing stop stop and_there_is_not one_who_turns_back.
2:9 Note: KJB: Nah.2.8
OET (OET-RV) In the good days, Nineveh was like a refreshing pool of water.
⇔ but now they’re fleeing from it.
⇔ “Stop, stop,” they say, but no one comes back.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
כִבְרֵֽכַת־מַ֖יִם
[was]_like,a_pool_of waters
The author is saying that Nineveh was like a pool of water because it was calm and undisturbed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [was undisturbed, like a smooth pool of water]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
מִ֣ימֵי הִ֑יא
from,the_days_of she/it
Here, her days represents the time when Nineveh was a city. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [during the time when Nineveh was a city]
Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns
וְהֵ֣מָּה
(Some words not found in UHB: and,Nineveh [was]_like,a_pool_of waters from,the_days_of she/it and,they fleeing stop stop and,there_[is]_not turns_back )
The pronoun they refers to the people of Nineveh. If this is not clear for your readers, you could use the name. Alternate translation: [now the people of Nineveh]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
עִמְד֥וּ עֲמֹ֖דוּ
stop stop
The implication is that the officials are the ones calling out to the people. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [The officials call out, “Stop, stop]
OET-LV (NAH 2:9) [fn] and_Nīnəvēh was_like_a_pool_of water from_the_days_of it and_they are_fleeing stop stop and_there_is_not one_who_turns_back.
2:9 Note: KJB: Nah.2.8
OET (OET-RV) In the good days, Nineveh was like a refreshing pool of water.
⇔ but now they’re fleeing from it.
⇔ “Stop, stop,” they say, but no one comes back.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.