Nahum 3:1

Nahum 3:1 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

1Woe to the city of blood,

full of lies,

full of plunder,

never without victims!

1Woe to the bloody city, completely full of lies and pillage;

Her prey does not leave.

1Woe to the bloody city, completely full of lies and pillage;

Her prey never departs.

1Woe (judgment is coming) to the city of blood [guilty of murder and mayhem], completely full of lies and pillage;

Her prey never departs [alive]. [Ezek 24:6, 9, 10; Hab 2:12]

1Woe to the city of blood,

full of lies,

full of plunder,

never without prey.

1How terrible it will be for Nineveh!

It is a city of murderers!

It is full of liars!

It is filled with stolen goods!

The killing never stops!