Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without victims! New Living Translation What sorrow awaits Nineveh, the city of murder and lies! She is crammed with wealth and is never without victims. English Standard Version Woe to the bloody city, all full of lies and plunder— no end to the prey! Berean Standard Bible Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey. King James Bible Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not; New King James Version Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. Its victim never departs. New American Standard Bible Woe to the bloody city, completely full of lies and pillage; Her prey does not leave. NASB 1995 Woe to the bloody city, completely full of lies and pillage; Her prey never departs. NASB 1977 Woe to the bloody city, completely full of lies and pillage; Her prey never departs. Legacy Standard Bible Woe to the city of bloodshed, completely full of deception and pillage; Her prey never departs. Amplified Bible Woe (judgment is coming) to the city of blood [guilty of murder and mayhem], completely full of lies and pillage; Her prey never departs [alive]. Christian Standard Bible Woe to the city of blood, totally deceitful, full of plunder, never without prey. Holman Christian Standard Bible Woe to the city of blood, totally deceitful, full of plunder, never without prey. American Standard Version Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and rapine; the prey departeth not. Contemporary English Version Doom to the crime capital! Nineveh, city of murder and treachery, English Revised Version Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and rapine; the prey departeth not. GOD'S WORD® Translation How horrible it will be for that city of bloody violence! It is completely full of lies and stolen goods-never without victims. Good News Translation Doomed is the lying, murderous city, full of wealth to be looted and plundered! International Standard Version Woe to this city, contaminated with shed blood, all full of lies and robberies— it is never without victims! Majority Standard Bible Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey. NET Bible Woe to the city guilty of bloodshed! She is full of lies; she is filled with plunder; she has hoarded her spoil! New Heart English Bible Woe to the bloody city. It is all full of lies and robbery. The prey doesn't depart. Webster's Bible Translation Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robberies; the prey departeth not; World English Bible Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery—no end to the prey. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWoe [to] the city of blood, "" She is all full with lies [and] burglary, "" Prey does not depart. Young's Literal Translation Woe to the city of blood, She is all with lies -- burglary -- full, Prey doth not depart. Smith's Literal Translation Wo! to the city of bloods: all of it was filled with falsehood, with violence; the prey will not withdraw. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWoe to thee, O city of blood, all full of lies and violence: rapine shall not depart from thee. Catholic Public Domain Version Woe to the city of blood, filled with all manner of lies and violence. Crime shall not depart from you: New American Bible Ah! The bloody city, all lies, Full of plunder, whose looting never stops! New Revised Standard Version Ah! City of bloodshed, utterly deceitful, full of booty— no end to the plunder! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWOE to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and iniquity; the plunder in it cannot be estimated. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Woe to the city of blood, for all of it is falsehood and it is full of evil, and the ruin in it is not searched out! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and rapine; The prey departeth not. Brenton Septuagint Translation O city of blood, wholly false, full of unrighteousness; the prey shall not be handled. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judgment Against Nineveh1Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey. 2The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot!… Cross References Revelation 18:10 In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” Isaiah 47:9 These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells. Ezekiel 24:9 Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the kindling high. Jeremiah 51:13 You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut. Habakkuk 2:12 Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity! Zephaniah 3:1 Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! Isaiah 33:1 Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed. Micah 3:10-11 who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity. / Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” Jeremiah 22:13 “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages, Revelation 17:1-2 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” Isaiah 1:21 See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! Ezekiel 22:2-3 “As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations / and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls and making idols to defile herself, Hosea 4:2 Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. Matthew 23:27-28 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Revelation 18:24 And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth. Treasury of Scripture Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departs not; to. Isaiah 24:9 They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. Ezekiel 22:2,3 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations… Ezekiel 24:6-9 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it… bloody city. Nahum 2:12 The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin. Isaiah 17:14 And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us. Isaiah 42:24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. Jump to Previous Acts Blood Bloody Booty City Completely Curse Deceit Depart Departeth Departs End Full Lies Pillage Plunder Prey Rapine Robbery Victims Violence Violent Wo WoeJump to Next Acts Blood Bloody Booty City Completely Curse Deceit Depart Departeth Departs End Full Lies Pillage Plunder Prey Rapine Robbery Victims Violence Violent Wo WoeNahum 3 1. The destruction of Nineveh.Woe The term "woe" is a powerful expression of lamentation and impending judgment. In Hebrew, the word is "hôy," often used by prophets to announce divine judgment. It signifies not just sorrow but a pronouncement of doom. This word sets the tone for the entire chapter, indicating that what follows is a serious and irrevocable declaration from God. The use of "woe" here underscores the gravity of Nineveh's sins and the certainty of its downfall. to the city of blood full of lies full of plunder never without prey Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Woeה֖וֹי (hō·w) Interjection Strong's 1945: Ah! alas! ha! to the city עִ֣יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of blood, דָּמִ֑ים (dā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed full כֻּלָּ֗הּ (kul·lāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every of lies, כַּ֤חַשׁ (ka·ḥaš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3585: A failure of flesh, emaciation, hypocrisy full of מְלֵאָ֔ה (mə·lê·’āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 4395: Something fulfilled, abundance plunder, פֶּ֙רֶק֙ (pe·req) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6563: Parting of ways, plunder never לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no without יָמִ֖ישׁ (yā·mîš) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4185: To depart, remove prey. טָֽרֶף׃ (ṭā·rep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2964: Something torn, a fragment, a fresh leaf, prey, food Links Nahum 3:1 NIVNahum 3:1 NLT Nahum 3:1 ESV Nahum 3:1 NASB Nahum 3:1 KJV Nahum 3:1 BibleApps.com Nahum 3:1 Biblia Paralela Nahum 3:1 Chinese Bible Nahum 3:1 French Bible Nahum 3:1 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Nahum 3:1 Woe to the bloody city! 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