Nahum 2:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nahum 2:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nahum 2:8 is a verse from the book of Nahum in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nahum 2:8 — KJV
“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. of old: or, from the days that she hath been look back: or, cause them to turn”
— Nahum 2:8 (KJV)
Nahum 2:8 in Context — About the Book of Nahum
Nahum announces the fall of Nineveh — the brutal Assyrian capital that had terrorized nations for generations. Its comfort is fierce: the Lord is slow to anger but will not leave the guilty unpunished, and He is a refuge in trouble for those who trust in Him.
Cross-References for Nahum 2:8
“Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation. fatted...: Heb. bullocks of the stall”
Shares key themes with Nahum 2:8: like, away, stand
“And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. power: Heb. hand”
Shares key themes with Nahum 2:8: old, flee, look
“For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. neither...: or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc”
Shares key themes with Nahum 2:8: water, yet, away
“For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. perverted...: or, caused thee to turn away”
Shares key themes with Nahum 2:8: away, none, hath
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with Nahum 2:8: none, back, hath
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