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Parallel NAH 2:8

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BI Nah 2:8 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

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.

OET-LV[fn] and_decreed it_was_uncovered it_was_taken_away and_slave_girls_of_her are_moaning like_sound_of doves they_are_beating on breasts_of_their.


2:8 Note: KJB: Nah.2.7

UHB9 וְ⁠נִינְוֵ֥ה כִ⁠בְרֵֽכַת־מַ֖יִם מִ֣⁠ימֵי הִ֑יא וְ⁠הֵ֣מָּה נָסִ֔ים עִמְד֥וּ עֲמֹ֖דוּ וְ⁠אֵ֥ין מַפְנֶֽה׃
   (9 və⁠nīnəvēh ki⁠ⱱərēkat-mayim mi⁠ymēy hiyʼ və⁠hēmmāh nāşim ˊimdū ˊₐmodū və⁠ʼēyn mafneh.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXκαὶ 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. )

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

ULTThough Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days, now they are fleeing away.
 ⇔ “Stop, stop!” But there is no turning back.

USTThe people of Nineveh used to be as calm as a pool of water,
 ⇔ but now they are running away.
 ⇔ The officials shout,Stop! Stop!”
 ⇔ But the people will not even look back as they run away.

BSBNineveh 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.
 ⇔ 
 ⇔ 
 ⇔ 

MSBNineveh 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.

WEBBEBut Nineveh has been from of old like a pool of water, yet they flee away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one looks back.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETNineveh 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.

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

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

T4TThe 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.

LEBNo LEB NAH book available

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

MoffNo Moff 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.

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

DRAAnd 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.

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

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

RVBut Nineveh hath been from of old like a pool of water: yet they flee away; Stand, stand, they cry; but none looketh back.
   (But Nineveh hath/has been from of old like a pool of water: yet they flee away; Stand, stand, they cry; but none looketh/looks back. )

SLTAnd Nineveh it is as a pool of water from the days, and they fleeing, stood: they stood, and none looking back.

WbstrBut 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-1769But 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]


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

2.8 look back: or, cause them to turn

KJB-1611[fn][fn]But Nineueh is of olde like a poole of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand shall they cry: but none shal looke backe.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)


2:8 Or, from the dayes that she hath bene.

2:8 Or, cause them to turn.

BshpsNo Bshps NAH book available

GnvaBut 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 Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stande, stand, shall they cry: but none shall look back. )

CvdlNo Cvdl NAH book available

WyclNo Wycl NAH book available

LuthNo Luth NAH book available

ClVgEt Ninive quasi piscina aquarum aquæ ejus; ipsi vero fugerunt. State, state ! et non est qui revertatur.
   (And Ninive as_if piscina of_waters water his; themselves indeed/however fugerunt. State, state ! and not/no it_is who revertatur. )

RP-GNTNo RP-GNT NAH book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

TSNTyndale Study Notes:

2:8 The people would run away as fast as water flows from a breached reservoir (see study note on 2:6).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כִ⁠בְרֵֽכַת־מַ֖יִם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,decreed stripped carried_away and,slave_girls_of,her moan like,sound_of doves beat on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in breasts_of,their )

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

(Some words not found in UHB: and,decreed stripped carried_away and,slave_girls_of,her moan like,sound_of doves beat on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in breasts_of,their )

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,decreed stripped carried_away and,slave_girls_of,her moan like,sound_of doves beat on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in breasts_of,their )

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

(Some words not found in UHB: and,decreed stripped carried_away and,slave_girls_of,her moan like,sound_of doves beat on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in breasts_of,their )

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]

BI Nah 2:8 ©