וְנִינְוֵ֥ה כִבְרֵֽכַת־מַ֖יִם מִ֣ימֵי הִ֑יא וְהֵ֣מָּה נָסִ֔ים עִמְד֥וּ עֲמֹ֖דוּ וְאֵ֥ין מַפְנֶֽה׃
Но Ниневия издревле, как лужа воды; Все же они убегают;'Стоять, стоять'; Но никто не оглядывается назад.
Rashi
And Nineveh is like a pool of water - it is since days of yore—Since the day it was founded, it has been sitting tranquilly with no one disturbing it, like a pool of gathered water that does not move from its place.
Rashi
and they—Now, out of their stress, they have learned to flee and are fleeing.
Rashi
Halt! Halt!—They say to them, but no one turns his heart to listen and halt.