Though Nineveh of old was like a pool of water, Now they flee away.“ Halt! Halt!” they cry; 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 water is draining away.“ Stop running away!” someone cries out. 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.

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.

Cut off the sower from Babylon, And him who handles the sickle at harvest time. For fear of the oppressing sword Everyone shall turn to his own people, And everyone shall flee to his own land.

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

It shall be as the hunted gazelle, And as a sheep that no man takes up; Every man will turn to his own people, And everyone will flee to his own land.

O you who dwell by many waters, Abundant in treasures, Your end has come, The measure of your covetousness.

Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back? Their mighty ones are beaten down; They have speedily fled, And did not look back, For fear was all around,” says the Lord.

Your commanders are like swarming locusts, And your generals like great grasshoppers, Which camp in the hedges on a cold day; When the sun rises they flee away, And the place where they are is not known.

Go forth from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! With a voice of singing, Declare, proclaim this, Utter it to the end of the earth; Say,“ The Lord has redeemed His servant Jacob!”

You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels; Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, And the monthly prognosticators Stand up and save you From what shall come upon you.

The mighty men of Babylon have ceased fighting, They have remained in their strongholds; Their might has failed, They became like women; They have burned her dwelling places, The bars of her gate are broken.

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me,“ Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters,

Then he said to me,“ The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.