Nahum 3:13

Good News Translation

Your soldiers are helpless, and your country stands defenseless before your enemies. Fire will destroy the bars across your gates.

Cross References

Psalm 107:16

He breaks down doors of bronze and smashes iron bars.

Psalm 147:13

He keeps your gates strong; he blesses your people.

Isaiah 19:16

A time is coming when the people of Egypt will be as timid as women. They will tremble in terror when they see that the Lord Almighty has stretched out his hand to punish them.

Jeremiah 50:36

Death to its lying prophets— what fools they are! Death to its soldiers— how terrified they are!

Jeremiah 50:37

Destroy its horses and chariots! Death to its hired soldiers— how weak they are! Destroy its treasures; plunder and loot.

Jeremiah 51:30

The Babylonian soldiers have stopped fighting and remain in their forts. They have lost their courage and have become helpless. The city gates are broken down, and the houses are on fire.

Obadiah 1:9

The fighting men of Teman will be terrified, and every soldier in Edom will be killed.

Nahum 2:6

The gates by the river burst open; the palace is filled with terror.

Nahum 2:7

The queen is taken captive; her servants moan like doves and beat their breasts in sorrow.

Nahum 3:15

No matter what you do, you will still be burned to death or killed in battle. You will be wiped out like crops eaten up by locusts. You multiplied like locusts!