Nahum 2:8
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.
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English Standard Version
Nineveh is like a pool whose waters run away. "Halt! Halt!" they cry, but none turns back.
New International Version
Nineveh is like a pool, and its water is draining away. "Stop! Stop!" they cry, but no one turns back.
Catholic Public Domain Version
And Nineveh, her waters are like a fish pond. Yet truly, they have fled away: "Stand, stand!" But there is no one who will turn back