New International Version (NIV)
8but with an overwhelming flood
he will make an end of Nineveh;
he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness.
Nahum 1:8
Nahum 1:8 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
8But with an overflowing flood
He will make a complete end of 1:8 I.e., Nineveh’sits site,
And will pursue His enemies into darkness.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
8But with an overflowing flood
He will make a complete end of its site,
And will pursue His enemies into darkness.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
8But with an 1:8 The overwhelming flood may be understood as a metaphor describing a conquering army as well as a literal reference to a flood of water. Diodorus of Sicily refers to a legend that Nineveh could never be taken until the river became its enemy. Arbaces the Scythian had besieged the city in vain for two years, but in the third year the Khoser River washed away a considerable section of the very great wall and the invaders pushed through this opening. Nahum 2:6 refers to the devastating flood and 3:13, 15 probably to the destruction of Nineveh by fire. The vivid descriptions of ch 3 are historically accurate.overwhelming flood [of judgment through invading armies]
He will make a complete destruction of 1:8 The city of Nineveh was the magnificent capital of the Assyrian Empire. The great palace of Sennacherib was without rival and contained at least seventy or more rooms. The city was home to more than 120,000 residents (at least twice the size of Babylon) and had no less than fifteen gates in the wall surrounding the city. During its glory days it was probably the largest city in the known world. Built near the juncture of the Tigris River and its tributary the Khoser, it was served by an elaborate water system of eighteen canals. Nineveh had many suburbs, three of which are mentioned along with Nineveh in Gen 10:11, 12. Nineveh’s extensive ruins are located near the modern city of Mosul, Iraq.its site
And will pursue His enemies into darkness.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
8But with an overwhelming flood
He will make an end of Nineveh1:8 Literally of her place
and pursue His enemies into darkness.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
8But he will destroy Nineveh
with a powerful flood.
He will chase his enemies
into the place of darkness.