Nah.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.

Nah.2.8

Nineveh is a tub from which they've pulled the plug. Cries go up, "Do something! Do something!" but it's too late. Nineveh's soon empty--nothing.

Nah.2.8

Nineveh is like a pool, and its water is draining away. "Stop! Stop!" they cry, but no one turns back.

Nah.2.8

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