Nineveh is like a pool whose water is draining away.“ Stop running away!” someone cries out. But no one turns back.

尼尼微自古以来充满人民，如同聚水的池子；现在居民却都逃跑。虽有人呼喊说：“站住！站住！”却无人回顾。

尼尼微自古以来如同聚水的池子；现在居民都在逃跑。“站住！站住！”却无人回转。

尼尼微自古以来如同聚水的池子；现在居民都在逃跑。“站住！站住！”却无人回转。

尼尼微城自古以来就像聚水的池子，如今居民却像泄漏的池水四散奔逃。虽有人喊：“站住！站住！”却无人回头。

自古以来，尼尼微一直都像个聚水的池，但现在居民却不断溃逃（全句或参照《七十士译本》作“尼尼微像个水池，她的水不断流出”）；虽然有人呼叫：“止住！止住！”却没有回转的。

尼尼微自古以來充滿人民，如同聚水的池子；現在居民卻都逃跑。雖有人呼喊說：站住！站住！卻無人回顧。

尼尼微自古以來如同聚水的池子；現在居民都在逃跑。「站住！站住！」卻無人回轉。

尼尼微自古以來如同聚水的池子；現在居民都在逃跑。「站住！站住！」卻無人回轉。

尼尼微城自古以來就像聚水的池子，如今居民卻像洩漏的池水四散奔逃。雖有人喊：「站住！站住！」卻無人回頭。

自古以來，尼尼微一直都像個聚水的池，但現在居民卻不斷潰逃（全句或參照《七十士譯本》作“尼尼微像個水池，她的水不斷流出”）；雖然有人呼叫：“止住！止住！”卻沒有回轉的。

尼尼微像個水池！都是水啊，她！其人民都在流亡出來呢！有聲音喊着說：『站住！站住！』卻沒有人轉臉回顧。

伊古以來、尼尼微若匯水之沼、今居民逃遁、或呼之曰、止止、無回顧者、

越在疇昔、尼尼微邑若滙水之區、今民逃遁、呼之使止、彼不敢回顧焉、

尼尼微自古滿人、若池滿水、今皆逃遁、人呼之曰、止也、止也、無人回顧、

Nineveh is like a pool whose water is draining away.“ Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.

Nineveh is like a pool whose waters run away.“ Halt! Halt!” they cry, but none turns back.

Nineveh is like a leaking water reservoir! The people are slipping away.“ Stop, stop!” someone shouts, but no one even looks back.

Nineveh has been like a pool of water from her first days, but they are fleeing.“ Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.

Though Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days, Yet they are fleeing;“ Stop, stop,” But no one turns back.

Though Nineveh of old was like a pool of water, Now they flee away.“ Halt! Halt!” they cry; But no one turns back.

But Nineveh hath been from of old like a pool of water: yet they flee away. Stand, stand, they cry; but none looketh back.

Nineveh has been like a pool of water from her first days, but they are fleeing.“ Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.

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.

Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days, but now her people are running away; she cries out:“ Stop! Stop!”– but no one turns back.

But Nineveh has been from of old like a pool of water, yet they flee away.“ Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one looks back.

Do not leave anyone in Babylon to plant the fields. Do not leave anyone to harvest the grain. Let each of them return to their own people. Let them run away to their own land. If they don’t, their enemy’s sword will bring them great harm.

From that land he went to Assyria. There he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir and Calah.

Outsiders who live in Babylon will scatter like antelope that are chased by a hunter. They are like sheep that don’t have a shepherd. All of them will return to their own people. They will run back to their own countries.

You who live by the rivers of Babylon, your end has come. You who are rich in treasures, it is time for you to be destroyed.

What do I see? The Egyptians are terrified. They are pulling back. Their soldiers are losing. They run away as fast as they can. They do not look back. There is terror on every side,” announces the Lord.

Your guards are like grasshoppers. Your officials are like swarms of locusts. They settle in the walls on a cold day. But when the sun appears, they fly away. And no one knows where they go.

People of Israel, leave Babylon! Hurry up and get away from the Babylonians! Here is what I want you to announce. Make it known with shouts of joy. Send the news out from one end of the earth to the other. Say,“ The Lord has set free his servant Jacob.”

All the advice you have received has only worn you out! Let those who study the heavens come forward. They claim to know what is going to happen by watching the stars every month. So let them save you from the trouble that is coming on you.

Babylon’s soldiers have stopped fighting. They remain in their forts. Their strength is all gone. They have become weak. Their buildings are set on fire. The metal bars that lock their gates are broken.

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came to me. He said,“ Come. I will show you how the great prostitute will be punished. She is the one who sits by many waters.

Then the angel spoke to me.“ You saw the waters the prostitute sits on,” he said.“ They stand for all the nations of the world, no matter what their race or language is.