Nahum 3:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Everyone who sees you will flee from you, saying, 'Nineveh is devastated! Who will mourn for her? Where can I find anyone to comfort you?'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And it shall come to pass, that all who look upon you will flee from you, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will mourn for her? From where shall I seek comforters for you?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it shall come to pass, that all they that look{H7200} upon thee shall flee{H5074} from thee, and say,{H559} Nineveh{H5210} is laid waste:{H7703} who will bemoan{H5110} her? whence{H370} shall I seek{H1245} comforters{H5162} for thee?

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it shall come to pass, that all they that look{H7200}{(H8802)} upon thee shall flee{H5074}{(H8799)} from thee, and say{H559}{(H8804)}, Nineveh{H5210} is laid waste{H7703}{(H8795)}: who will bemoan{H5110}{(H8799)} her? whence{H370} shall I seek{H1245}{(H8762)} comforters{H5162}{(H8764)} for thee?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Yee all they that loke vpon the, shal starte backe, & saye: Niniue is destroyed. Who wil haue pyte vpo the? where shal I seke one to conforte the?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And it shall come to passe, that al they that looke vpon thee, shall flee from thee, and say, Nineueh is destroyed, who will haue pitie vpon her? where shall I seeke comforters for thee?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And it shall come to passe that all that shall behold thee, shall flee from thee, and shall say, Niniue is destroyed, and who is greeued therwith? from whence shall I seke out comforters for thee?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And it shall come to pass, [that] all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It will happen that all those who look at you will flee from you, and say, 'Nineveh is laid waste Who will mourn for her?' Where will I seek comforters for you?"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And it hath come to pass, Each of thy beholders fleeth from thee, And hath said: `Spoiled is Nineveh, Who doth bemoan for her?' Whence do I seek comforters for thee?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And it will come about that all who see you will go in flight from you and say, Nineveh is made waste: who will be weeping for her? where am I to get comforters for her?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It will happen that all those who look at you will flee from you, and say, 'Nineveh is laid waste! Who will mourn for her?' Where will I seek comforters for you?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Everyone who sees you will turn away from you in disgust; they will say,‘Nineveh has been devastated! Who will lament for her?’ There will be no one to comfort you!”

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 51:19 : 19 These double calamities have come upon you—destruction and devastation, famine and sword. Who will console you?
  • Jer 15:5 : 5 Who will have pity on you, Jerusalem? Who will mourn for you? Who will turn aside to ask how you are?
  • Jer 51:9 : 9 We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Leave her, and let each one go to his own land, for her judgment has reached to the heavens and has risen to the skies.
  • Rev 18:10 : 10 Standing far off because of the fear of her torment, they will say, 'Woe, woe to the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.'
  • Rev 18:16-19 : 16 saying, 'Woe, woe to the great city, dressed in fine linen, purple, and crimson, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls!' 17 For in one hour such great wealth has been destroyed!' Every ship captain, all who travel by ship, sailors, and those who earn their living from the sea stood far off, 18 And they cried out as they watched the smoke of her burning, saying, 'What city is like the great city?' 19 And they threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and mourning, saying, 'Woe, woe to the great city, in which all who owned ships at sea became rich from her wealth! For in one hour she has been laid waste.'
  • Num 16:34 : 34 All the Israelites around them ran away at their cries, saying, 'The earth might swallow us too!'
  • Jer 51:41-43 : 41 'How Sheshach has been captured, the glory of the whole earth seized! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations! 42 The sea has risen over Babylon; she is covered by its roaring waves. 43 Her cities have become a desolation, a dry and barren land where no one lives, and through which no man passes.
  • Lam 2:13 : 13 What can I say on your behalf? To what can I compare you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What can I liken you to, so that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? Your wound is as vast as the sea—who can heal you?
  • Nah 1:1 : 1 This is a pronouncement concerning Nineveh, the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
  • Nah 2:9-9 : 9 Nineveh is like a pool whose water is draining away. 'Stop! Stop!' they cry, but no one turns back. 10 Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! The supply is endless, the abundance of all treasures.

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    30 They will mourn over you with loud cries, bitterly wailing, throwing dust on their heads and rolling in ashes.

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