Nahum 2:8

Yet, as for Nineveh, like a reservoir of waters, are her waters,—but, those men, are in flight! Stand! stand!! but no one is turning.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The 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.

In Context

7And, Huzzab, hath been taken captive—hath been led up,—and, her handmaids, are making a moan like the sound of doves, as they taber upon their heart.

9Plunder silver, plunder gold,—and there is no end to the costly furnishing, rich with every article of delight.

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Cross References

Isaiah 13:14And it shall be—Like a gazelle that is chased, And like a sheep with none to lift it up,—Each, to his own people, will they turn, And, each, to his own land, will they flee:

Isaiah 47:13Thou hast worn thyself out with the mass of thy consultations,—Let them take their stand I pray thee that they may save thee—The dividers of the heavens—The gazers at the stars, They who make known by new moons, Somewhat of the things which shall come upon thee.

Isaiah 59:11We growl like bears all of us, And, like doves, do we, mournfully coo,—We wait For justice, and there is none, For salvation it is far from us!

Jeremiah 50:16Cut ye off the sower from Babylon, And him that graspeth the sickle in the time of harvest, From the face of the sword of the oppressor, Each, to his own people will they turn, and Each, to his own land will they flee.

Jeremiah 51:30The heroes of Babylon have ceased to fight They have remained in the strongholds, Parched is their might, They have become women,—They have set fire to her habitations, Broken are her bars!

Revelation 17:1And one of the seven messengers who had the seven bowls came, and spake with me, saying—Hither! I will point out to thee the judgment of the great harlot, who sitteth upon many waters,

Matthew Henry on Nahum 2:2-11

The Judgment of Nineveh. ( b. c. 710.) 1 He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. 2 For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches. 3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be… Read the whole commentary →

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