Nahum 2:7

New International Reader's Version

The attackers order that Nineveh’s people be taken away as prisoners. The female slaves sound like doves as they mourn. They beat their chests.

Cross References

Isaiah 32:12

Beat your chests to show how sad you are. The pleasant fields have been destroyed. The fruitful vines have dried up.

Isaiah 38:14

I cried softly like a weak little bird. I sounded like a dove as I mourned. My eyes grew tired as I looked up toward heaven. Lord, my life is in danger. Please come and help me!

Isaiah 59:11

All of us growl like hungry bears. We sound like doves as we mourn. We want the Lord to do what is fair and save us. But he doesn’t do it. We long for him to set us free. But the time for that seems far away.

Ezekiel 7:16

All those who escape and are left alive will run to the mountains. They will sound like doves of the valley when they cry over their sins.

Nahum 2:6

The attackers open the gates that hold back the waters of the river. And the palace falls down.

Nahum 3:13

Look at your troops. All of them are weak. The gates of your forts are wide open to your enemies. Fire has destroyed the bars that lock your gates.

Mark 14:66

Peter was below in the courtyard. One of the high priest’s female servants came by.

Luke 23:27

A large number of people followed Jesus. Some were women whose hearts were filled with sorrow. They cried loudly because of him.

Luke 23:48

The people had gathered to watch this sight. When they saw what happened, they felt very sad. Then they went away.