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?