Nahum 2:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Nahum 2:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nahum 2:8 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Nahum 2:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Nahum 2:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Nahum 2:8 — World English Bible
Nahum 2:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But Nineveh hath been from of old like a pool of water: yet they flee away. Stand, stand, they cry; but none looketh back. ”
Nahum 2:8 — American Standard Version
Nahum 2:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Nineveh <FI>is<Fi> as a pool of waters, From of old it <FI>is<Fi> --and they are fleeing! `Stand ye, stand;' and none is turning!”
Nahum 2:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Nahum 2:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Nineveh hath been like a pool of water, since the day she existed, yet they flee away. ...Stand! Stand! But none looketh back. ”
Nahum 2:8 — Darby Translation
Nahum 2:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Nahum 2:8 — Geneva Bible
Nahum 2:8 in Context — Nahum 2
6 The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.
7 And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
8 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.
9 Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.
10 She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.
What Does Nahum 2:8 Mean?
Nahum 2:8 is a verse from the Book of Nahum, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nahum chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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