Nahum 2:7-9
Expanded Bible
7 It has been ·announced [decreed] that ·the people of Nineveh [L she]
will be ·captured [exiled; or stripped; exposed] and carried away.
The slave girls moan like doves
and beat their breasts [C a sign of grief].
8 Nineveh is like a pool,
and now its water is draining away.
“Stop! Stop!” the people yell,
but no one turns back.
9 ·Take [Plunder] the silver!
·Take [Plunder] the gold!
There is no end to the treasure—
piles of wealth of every ·kind [precious/desirable thing].
Nahum 2:7-9
New International Version
7 It is decreed[a] that Nineveh
be exiled and carried away.
Her female slaves moan(A) like doves
and beat on their breasts.(B)
8 Nineveh is like a pool
whose water is draining away.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
but no one turns back.
9 Plunder the silver!
Plunder the gold!
The supply is endless,
the wealth from all its treasures!
Footnotes
- Nahum 2:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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