Nahum 2:9
Nineveh is like a pool whose water is draining away. 'Stop! Stop!' they cry, but no one turns back.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Take the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is no end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Take ye the spoil{H962} of silver,{H3701} take the spoil{H962} of gold;{H2091} for there is no end{H7097} of the store,{H8498} the glory{H3519} of all goodly{H2532} furniture.{H3627}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Take ye the spoil{H962}{(H8798)} of silver{H3701}, take the spoil{H962}{(H8798)} of gold{H2091}: for there is none end{H7097} of the store{H8498} and glory{H3519} out of all the pleasant{H2532} furniture{H3627}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Awaye with the syluer, awaye with the golde: for here is no ende of treasure. There shalbe a multitude of all maner costly ornamentes.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Spoyle ye the siluer, spoyle the golde: for there is none ende of the store, and glorie of all the pleasant vessels.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Take your spoyle of siluer, take your spoyle of golde, for there is no ende of riches: treasure, pashing all treasure.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Take the spoil of silver. Take the spoil of gold, for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Seize ye silver, seize ye gold, And there is no end to the prepared things, `To' the abundance of all desirable vessels.
American Standard Version (1901)
Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.
American Standard Version (1901)
Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
But Nineveh is like a pool of water whose waters are flowing away; Keep your place, they say; but no one is turning back.
World English Bible (2000)
Take the spoil of silver. Take the spoil of gold, for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Her conquerors cry out:“Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure; riches of every kind of precious thing.
Referenced Verses
- Isa 33:4 : 4 Your plunder will be gathered like the gathering of locusts; people will swarm over it like locusts swarming.
- Jer 25:34 : 34 Weep and wail, you shepherds, cry out! Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock, for your time to be slaughtered has come. You will fall like a precious vessel.
- Jer 51:56 : 56 For a destroyer has come against Babylon; her warriors are captured, their bows are broken. For the Lord is a God of retribution; He will fully repay.
- Ezek 26:12 : 12 'They will plunder your wealth and loot your merchandise. They will break down your walls and destroy your luxurious homes. They will throw your stones, timber, and rubble into the sea.'
- Dan 11:8 : 8 He will also carry off their gods, their metal images, and their precious articles of silver and gold into Egypt. For some years, he will refrain from attacking the king of the North.
- Nah 2:12-13 : 12 Where is the lion’s den, the lair of the young lions, where the lion went, the lioness went, and the lion’s cubs, with no one to disturb them? 13 The lion tears apart prey to feed its cubs and strangles it for its lionesses. He fills his dens with prey and his lairs with torn flesh.
- 2 Chr 36:10 : 10 At the turn of the year, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon, along with the precious articles of the house of the LORD. He made Zedekiah, his brother, king over Judah and Jerusalem.
- Isa 33:1 : 1 Woe to you, destroyer, who has not been destroyed! Woe to you, betrayer, who has not been betrayed! When you finish destroying, you will be destroyed. When you stop betraying, you will be betrayed.
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