NAH 2:8 Parallel Verse View

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Original NAH 2:9: Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
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).

BrLXX (NAH 2:9) Καὶ Νινευὴ ὡς κολυμβήθρα ὕδατος τὰ ὕδατα αὐτῆς, καὶ αὐτοὶ φεύγοντες οὐκ ἔστησαν, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὁ ἐπιβλέπων.
(Kai Nineuaʸ hōs kolumbaʸthra hudatos ta hudata autaʸs, kai autoi feugontes ouk estaʸsan, kai ouk aʸn ho epiblepōn.)

BrTr (NAH 2:9) And as for Nineve, her waters shall be as a pool of water: and they fled, and staid not, and there was none to look back.

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

UST The 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.

BSB & MSB 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.

WEBBE & WMBB 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 • Nineveh is like a pool of water without its water.[fn]
• As they flee ,[fn] she cries, “Stop! Stop!”
• But there is no one who turns back.

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

2:? 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.

Moff and Nineveh lies like a pool of water,
⇔ with her folk flowing from her--
⇔ “Stand fast, stand fast!” they cry, but none turns back.

JPS (NAH 2:9) (2-10) Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of the store, rich with all precious vessels.

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!

Drby 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.
(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.)

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

Wbstr 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-1769 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]

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

2.8 look back: or, cause them to turn

KJB-1611 But Nineueh is [fn]of olde like a poole of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand shall they cry: but none shal [fn]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.

Bshps 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 Nineveh was as a pond full of water, yet now they flee, Stand ye/you_all, stand ye/you_all, and no man looketh/looks back.)

Gnva 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.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Cvdl 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.
(Nineveh is like a pole full of water, but then shall they be gladly to flee. Stand, stood, (shall they cry) and there shall not one turn back.)

Wycl 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 Nineveh, as a cistern of waters the waters thereof; for_certain/truly they fled; stand ye/you_all, stand ye/you_all, and there is not that shall turn again.)

Luth (NAH 2:9) Denn Ninive ist wie ein Teich voll Wassers; aber dasselbige wird verfließen müssen. Stehet, stehet! (werden sie rufen); aber da wird sich niemand umwenden.
(Because Nineveh is as/like a pool full/whole waters; but the_same becomes flow_away must. Stands, stands! (become they/she/them call/cry/shout); but there becomes itself/yourself/themselves no_one turn_around.)

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

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]

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