⁸ Nineveh has been like a pool of water
from her first days,^[a]
but they are fleeing.
‘Stop! Stop! ’ they cry,
but no one turns back.

⁷ Then all who see you will recoil from you, saying,^(A)
‘Nineveh is devastated;
who will show sympathy to her? ’
Where can I find anyone to comfort you?