Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version All who see you will flee from you and say, ‘Nineveh is in ruins—who will mourn for her?’ Where can I find anyone to comfort you?” New Living Translation All who see you will shrink back and say, ‘Nineveh lies in ruins. Where are the mourners?’ Does anyone regret your destruction?” English Standard Version And all who look at you will shrink from you and say, “Wasted is Nineveh; who will grieve for her?” Where shall I seek comforters for you? Berean Standard Bible Then all who see you will recoil from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated; who will grieve for her?’ Where can I find comforters for you?” King James Bible 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? New King James Version It shall come to pass that all who look upon you Will flee from you, and say, ‘Nineveh is laid waste! Who will bemoan her?’ Where shall I seek comforters for you?” New American Standard Bible “And it will come about that all who see you Will shrink from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated! Who will have sympathy for her?’ Where shall I seek comforters for you?” NASB 1995 “And it will come about that all who see you Will shrink from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated! Who will grieve for her?’ Where will I seek comforters for you?” NASB 1977 “And it will come about that all who see you Will shrink from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated! Who will grieve for her?’ Where will I seek comforters for you?” Legacy Standard Bible And it will be that all who see you Will flee from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated! Who will console her?’ Where will I seek comforters for you?” Amplified Bible “And it will come about that all who see you Will shrink back and run from you and say, ‘Nineveh is completely ruined! Who will grieve for her?’ Where will I seek comforters for you?” Christian Standard Bible Then all who see you will recoil from you, saying, “Nineveh is devastated; who will show sympathy to her? ” Where can I find anyone to comfort you? Holman Christian Standard Bible Then all who see you will recoil from you, saying,” Nineveh is devastated; who will show sympathy to her?” Where can I find anyone to comfort you? American 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? Contemporary English Version Everyone who sees you will turn away and shout, "Nineveh is done for! Is anyone willing to mourn or to give her comfort?" English Revised 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? GOD'S WORD® Translation Everyone who sees you will run from you, saying, 'Nineveh has been violently destroyed! Who will feel sorry for her?' Where can I find anyone to comfort you?" Good News Translation All who see you will shrink back. They will say, 'Nineveh lies in ruins! Who has any sympathy for her? Who will want to comfort her?'" International Standard Version It will be that everyone who looks at you will run away, saying, 'Nineveh has been violently overthrown! Who will mourn for her? Where will I find anyone to comfort you?'" Majority Standard Bible Then all who see you will recoil from you and say, ?Nineveh is devastated; who will grieve for her?? Where can I find comforters for you?? NET Bible 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!" New Heart English Bible 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?" Webster's Bible Translation 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? World English Bible 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?” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd it has come to pass, "" Each of your beholders flees from you, "" And has said: Nineveh is spoiled, "" Who bemoans for her? From where do I seek comforters for you?” Young's Literal Translation 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? Smith's Literal Translation And it was all serving thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh was laid waste: who shall be moved for her? from whom shall I seek those consoling to thee? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd it shall come to pass that every one that shall see thee, shall flee from thee, and shall say: Ninive is laid waste: who shall bemoan thee? whence shall I seek a comforter for thee? Catholic Public Domain Version And this shall be: everyone who sees you, will recoil from you, and he will say: “Nineveh has been devastated.” Who will shake his head over you? Where might I seek consolation for you? New American Bible Until everyone who sees you runs from you saying, “Nineveh is destroyed; who can pity her? Where can I find any to console you?” New Revised Standard Version Then all who see you will shrink from you and say, “Nineveh is devastated; who will bemoan her?” Where shall I seek comforters for you? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd it shall come to pass that all who look upon you shall abhor you and say, Nineveh is plundered; who will bemoan her? Whence shall I seek a comforter for you? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Everyone whoever sees you shall be loathe of you and shall say: “For whom is Nineva plundered? Will you sorrow for yourself, and where shall I seek a comforter for you? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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?' Brenton Septuagint Translation And it shall be that every one that sees thee shall go down from thee, and shall say, Wretched Nineve! who shall lament for her? whence shall I seek comfort for her? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judgment Against Nineveh…6I will pelt you with filth and treat you with contempt; I will make a spectacle of you. 7Then all who see you will recoil from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated; who will grieve for her?’ Where can I find comforters for you?” 8Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water?… Cross References Jeremiah 51:37 Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhabitant. Ezekiel 27:36 Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’” Isaiah 51:19 These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you? Jeremiah 19:8 I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds. Ezekiel 26:21 I will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found,’ declares the Lord GOD.” Isaiah 47:15 This is what they are to you—those with whom you have labored and traded from youth—each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you. Jeremiah 18:16 They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads. Lamentations 2:15 All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?” Ezekiel 27:32 As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea? Isaiah 14:16-17 Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble, / who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?” Revelation 18:10 In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” Revelation 18:16-19 saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! / For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. ... Matthew 23:37-38 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. Luke 13:34-35 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’” Revelation 17:16 And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. Treasury of Scripture And it shall come to pass, that all they that look on you shall flee from you, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? from where shall I seek comforters for you? that all. Numbers 16:34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. Jeremiah 51:9 We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. Revelation 18:10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. Nineveh. Nahum 2:9,10 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… Jeremiah 51:41-43 How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations! … Revelation 18:16-19 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! … who. Isaiah 51:19 These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee? Jeremiah 15:5 For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest? Lamentations 2:13 What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee? Jump to Previous Beholders Bemoan Comfort Comforters Devastated Find Flee Fleeth Flight Grieve Laid Mourn Nineveh Nin'eveh Ruins Seek Shrink Spoiled Waste Wasted Weeping WhenceJump to Next Beholders Bemoan Comfort Comforters Devastated Find Flee Fleeth Flight Grieve Laid Mourn Nineveh Nin'eveh Ruins Seek Shrink Spoiled Waste Wasted Weeping WhenceNahum 3 1. The destruction of Nineveh.Then all who see you This phrase indicates a universal observation, suggesting that Nineveh's downfall will be visible to all. The Hebrew root for "see" is "רָאָה" (ra'ah), which implies not just physical sight but also understanding and perception. Historically, Nineveh was a prominent city, and its destruction would have been a significant event, observed and noted by surrounding nations. This visibility underscores the completeness of God's judgment. will recoil from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated who will mourn for her?’ Where can I find anyone to comfort you?” __________"vainly groan. With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone." Verse 7. - Shall flee from thee. As an object of disgust, or fearing to be involved in thy ruin (Revelation 18:10, 15). Who will bemoan her? No one will pity her for her well deserved chastisement (Jeremiah 15:5). Whence shall I seek, etc.? Truly, nowhere in all the world (comp. Isaiah 51:19).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thenוְהָיָ֤ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be all כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every who see you רֹאַ֙יִךְ֙ (rō·’a·yiḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 7200: To see will recoil יִדּ֣וֹד (yid·dō·wḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5074: To wave to and fro, to rove, flee, to drive away from you מִמֵּ֔ךְ (mim·mêḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of and say, וְאָמַר֙ (wə·’ā·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Nineveh נִֽינְוֵ֔ה (nî·nə·wêh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5210: Nineveh -- capital of Assyr is devastated; שָׁדְּדָ֣ה (šād·də·ḏāh) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin who מִ֖י (mî) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix will grieve for her?’ יָנ֣וּד (yā·nūḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5110: To nod, waver, to wander, flee, disappear, to console, deplore, taunt Where מֵאַ֛יִן (mê·’a·yin) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 370: Whence? can I find אֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ (’ă·ḇaq·qêš) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after comforters מְנַחֲמִ֖ים (mə·na·ḥă·mîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge for you?” לָֽךְ׃ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew Links Nahum 3:7 NIVNahum 3:7 NLT Nahum 3:7 ESV Nahum 3:7 NASB Nahum 3:7 KJV Nahum 3:7 BibleApps.com Nahum 3:7 Biblia Paralela Nahum 3:7 Chinese Bible Nahum 3:7 French Bible Nahum 3:7 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Nahum 3:7 It will happen that all those who (Nah. 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