Nahum 2:8 meaning and explanation

Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.

Nahum 2:8, Berean Standard Bible

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Nahum pictures Nineveh, the great Assyrian capital, at the moment of its fall. The city had seemed permanent and secure, like a pool of water that never runs dry, a steady reservoir of people and wealth.

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