Nahum 2:8
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 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — નાહૂમ ૨:૮
- નિનવે પાણીના સરોવર જેવું છે, જેમ પાણી વહી જાય છે તેમ તેનાથી લોકો દૂર નાસી જાય છે. તેઓ પોકારે છે, “ઊભા રહો, ઊભા રહો,” પણ કોઈ પાછું ફરતું નથી.
- हिन्दी — नहूम २:८
- नीनवे जब से बनी है, तब से तालाब के समान है, तो भी वे भागे जाते हैं, और “खड़े हो; खड़े हो”, ऐसा पुकारे जाने पर भी कोई मुँह नहीं मोड़ता।
In context
6The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.
7It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her servants moan as with the voice of doves, beating on their breasts.
8But Nineveh has been from of old like a pool of water, yet they flee away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one looks back.
9Take the plunder of silver. Take the plunder of gold, for there is no end of treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.
10She is empty, void, and waste. The heart melts, the knees knock together, their bodies and faces have grown pale.
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