8but with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of Nineveh ; he will pursue his foes into darkness.


In Context

5 The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.

6 Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his fierce anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; the rocks are shattered before him.

7 The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,

8 but with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of Nineveh ; he will pursue his foes into darkness.

9 Whatever they plot against the Lord he will bring to an end; trouble will not come a second time.

10 They will be entangled among thorns and drunk from their wine; they will be consumed like dry stubble.

Nahum 1:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:8But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8But with an overrunning flood he will make a full end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:8But with a flood that passeth by, he will make an utter end of the place thereof: and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:8But with an over-running flood he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:8But with an overrunning flood he will make a full end of the place thereof, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8But with an over-running flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8But with an overflowing flood, he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8And with a flood passing over, An end He maketh of its place, And His enemies doth darkness pursue.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:8But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.