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


In Context

5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, even the world, and all that dwell therein.

6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.

7 The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

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

9 What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

10 For while they are folded together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:8but with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of Nineveh ; he will pursue his foes into darkness.

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 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.