Nahum 3:13

God's Word

Look at your soldiers; they’re women! The gates of your country are wide open to your enemies. Fire has destroyed the bars of your gates.

Cross References

Psalm 107:16

He shattered bronze gates and cut iron bars in two.

Psalm 147:13

He makes the bars across your gates strong. He blesses the children within you.

Isaiah 19:16

At that time Egyptians will act like women. They will tremble and be terrified because the Lord of Armies will shake his fist at them.

Jeremiah 50:36

A sword will kill the false prophets. They will become fools. A sword will kill their soldiers and defeat them.

Jeremiah 50:37

A sword will kill their horses, their chariots, and all the foreigners within their ranks. They will become women. A sword will destroy their treasures, and they will be looted.

Jeremiah 51:30

The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting. They stay in their fortified cities. Their strength has failed. They have become women. Their buildings are set on fire. The bars across their gates are broken.

Obadiah 1:9

“Teman, your warriors will be terrified. Everyone on Esau’s mountain will be slaughtered.

Nahum 2:6

The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace melts away.

Nahum 2:7

The Lord has determined: “It will be stripped. It will be carried away. Its young women will be mourning like doves as they beat their breasts.”

Nahum 3:15

Fire will consume you there. A sword will cut you down. It will consume you like locusts. Multiply like locusts! Multiply like hungry locusts!