Nahum 3:13

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Nineveh, your people are all like women—and the enemy soldiers are ready to take them. The gates of your land are open wide for your enemies to come in. Fire has destroyed the wooden bars across the gates.

Cross References

Jeremiah 51:30

Babylon’s soldiers have stopped fighting. They stay in their forts. Their strength is gone. They have become like frightened women. Babylon’s houses are burning. The bars of her gates are broken.

Isaiah 19:16

At that time the Egyptians will be like frightened women. They will be afraid of the Lord All-Powerful, because he will raise his arm to punish the people.

Nahum 2:6

But the gates by the rivers are open, and the enemy comes flooding in and destroys the king’s palace.

Jeremiah 50:37

Sword, kill the horses and chariots of Babylon. Sword, kill all the soldiers hired from other countries. They will be like frightened women. Sword, destroy the treasures of Babylon. Those treasures will be taken away.

Psalm 147:13

He makes your gates strong, and he blesses the people in your city.

Psalm 107:16

He breaks down their bronze gates. He shatters their iron bars.

Jeremiah 50:36

Sword, kill the priests of Babylon. They will be like fools. Sword, kill the soldiers of Babylon. They will be full of fear.

Nahum 3:15

You can do all these things, but the fire will still destroy you completely. And the sword will kill you. Your land will look like a swarm of grasshoppers came and ate everything. Nineveh, you grew and grew. You became like a swarm of grasshoppers. You were like a swarm of locusts.

Obadiah 1:9

Teman, your brave soldiers will be afraid. Everyone will be destroyed from the mountain of Esau. Many people will be killed.

Nahum 2:7

The enemy takes away the queen, and her slave girls moan sadly like doves. They beat their breasts to show their sadness.