Nahum 2:8 — all translations

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.

ASV Byzantine Text

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

Asang Khongca Bible

Nineveh loe canghnii ih kangbuem tuili baktiah ni oh, toe tui amsah pae king boeh. Anghak rae ah, anghak rae ah, tiah a hangh o, toe mi doeh hnukbang angqoi o ai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Nineveh khaw amah hnin lamloh tuibuem tui bangla om. Tedae amih te coe tih, 'Pai dae, pai dae,’ a ti akhaw mael uh pawh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Nineveh khaw amah hnin lamloh tuibuem tui bangla om. Tedae amih te coe tih, 'Pai dae, pai dae,’ a ti akhaw mael uh pawh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

A ua like o Nineva me he kiowai la, mai ka manawa mamua mai; Aka, e holo aku no lakou. E ku oukou, e ku! aohe mea e nana ihope,

English Berean Standard Bible

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.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Tankou yon gwo basen plen dlo ki pete, moun yo ap kouri soti lavil Niniv. Y'ap di yo: Rete non! Rete non! Men, yonn pa vire tounen.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et Ninive quasi piscina aquarum aquæ ejus; ipsi vero fugerunt. State, state ! et non est qui revertatur.

Bible in Basic English

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

French: Bible J.N. Darby

C’est arrêté : elle sera mise à nu, elle sera emmenée, et ses servantes gémiront comme la voix des colombes, en se frappant la poitrine.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

A ačkoli jako rybník vod bylo Ninive od začátku svého, však již sami utíkají. Stůjte, stůjte a však žádný se neohlédne.

Kosraean Bible

Mwet uh kaingelik liki acn Nineveh, Oana kof ma pisrelik liki dam fokelik se, Pusra lulap se wowoyak ac fahk, “Tui! Tui!” Tusruktu wangin mwet folokla.

World Portuguese Bible

Mas Nínive tem sido desde a antiguidade como um tanque de águas, contudo eles fogem. “Parem! Parem!” eles gritam, mas ninguém olha para trás.

Romanian BTF Bible

Dar Ninive este din vechime ca un iaz de apă; totuși ei vor fugi. Staţi, staţi, vor striga ei; dar niciunul nu va privi înapoi.

Brenton English Septuagint

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

Burmese Common Language Bible

တာကျိုးမှစီးထွက်သည့်ရေကဲ့သို့လူတို့သည် နိနေဝေမြို့မှတစ်ဟုန်တည်းထွက်ပြေးကြ၏။ သူတို့အား`ရပ်တန့်လော့၊ရပ်တန့်လော့' ဟု ဟစ်အော်ပြောဆိုပါသော်လည်း၊အဘယ်သူမျှ လှည့်၍မကြည့်ကြ။

Darby Translation

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

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Ninive war ja von jeher wie ein Wasserteich; und doch fliehen sie! Stehet, stehet! Aber keiner sieht sich um.

Dutch Bible 1917

Nineve is wel als een watervijver, van de dagen af dat zij geweest is, doch zij zullen vluchten. Staat, staat! zal men roepen, maar niemand zal omzien.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Ninive is als een vijver geworden, Waarvan het water wegloopt: “Blijft hier, blijft hier!” Maar niemand ziet om.

Italian Diodati Bible

Or Ninive è stata, dal tempo che è in essere, come un vivaio di acque; ora fuggono essi. Fermatevi, fermatevi; ma niuno si rivolge.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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.

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.

Noyes Bible

Nineveh was like a pool full of water of old; Yet shall they flee away; Stand! stand! shall they cry; But none shall look back.

Danish Bible 1931

Herskerinden føres bort i Landflygtighed med sine Terner; de sukker som kurrende Duer, slår sig for Brystet.

Leeser Tanakh

(2:9) And Nineveh was like a pool of water from the days that she existed: yet now they flee. “Stand, stand,” [shall they cry,] but none shall look back.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

King James Version

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vả, Ni-ni-ve, từ lâu nay nó đã như ao chứa nước. Nhưng bây giờ chúng nó chạy trốn! Có kẻ kêu rằng: Hãy đứng, hãy đứng! Song không ai quay lại!

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

Ka e talu mei muʻa mo e tatau ʻa Ninive mo e anovai, ka te nau hola atu. Te nau kalanga, “Tuʻu, tuʻu;” ka e ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻe sio ki mui.

French Ostervald Bible

Ninive était, depuis qu'elle existe, comme un réservoir plein d'eau. Ils fuient! ... Arrêtez! Arrêtez!... Mais personne ne se retourne!

Esperanto Bible

Nineve estas de ĉiam kiel baseno da akvo; sed nun ĝi forkuras: Haltu, haltu! sed neniu revenas.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

C’en est fait: elle est mise à nu, elle est emmenée; Ses servantes gémissent comme des colombes, Et se frappent la poitrine.

German Luther Bible 1912

Denn Ninive ist wie ein Teich voll Wasser von jeher; aber dasselbe wird verfließen müssen. “Stehet, stehet!” werden sie rufen; aber da wird sich niemand umwenden.

LXX2012 U. S. English

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.

British English Septuagint 2012

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.

Majority Standard BIble

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.

Webster Bible

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.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

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

Open English Bible (US)

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

Revised Version

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

Italian Riveduta Bible

Essa è stata come un serbatoio pieno d’acqua, dal giorno che esiste; e ora fuggono! “Fermate! fermate!” ma nessuno si vòlta.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Depuis des temps anciens, Ninive était comme un bassin d’eau ; pourtant, ses habitants s’enfuient. « Arrêtez ! Arrêtez ! » crient-ils, mais personne ne se retourne.

Reina Valera 1909

Y fué Nínive de tiempo antiguo como estanque de aguas; mas ellos huyen: Parad, parad; y ninguno mira.

Spanish BLL

Nínive ha sido siempre como un estanque de agua, pero ahora todos huyen. “¡Deténganse! ¡Deténganse!”, les gritan, pero nadie mira hacia atrás.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Nínive ha sido como estanque de aguas desde tiempos antiguos, pero ahora ellos huyen. «¡Deteneos! ¡Deteneos!», gritan, mas nadie vuelve la vista.

Croatian Bible

Podižu, u izgnanstvo odvode Gospodaricu, robinjice njene cvile, tuguju kao golubice, u prsa se udaraju.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ninevija beše kao jezero vodeno otkako jeste; ali beže. Stanite, stanite. Ali se niko ne obzire.

German Textbibel

Die Königin wird entblößt, hinaufgebracht, während ihre Mägde seufzen, so wie Tauben girren, und sich auf die Brüste schlagen.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וְהֻצַּ֖ב גֻּלְּתָ֣ה הֹֽעֲלָ֑תָה וְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָ מְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙ כְּק֣וֹל יוֹנִ֔ים מְתֹפְפֹ֖ת עַל־לִבְבֵהֶֽן׃