He gives orders to his officers; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.
Nahum 2:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The river gates are opened, and the palace erodes away. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The gates or dams of the rivers [surrounding and guarding Nineveh] are opened and the [imperial] palace [of sun-dried brick] is dissolved [by the torrents] and is in dismay. American Standard Version (1901) The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved. Common English Bible The gates of the rivers are opened; the palace melts. Catholic Public Domain Version The gates of the rivers have been opened, and the temple has been pulled down to the ground. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The gates of the rivers are opened, and the temple is thrown down to the ground. |
He gives orders to his officers; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.
Beauty is stripped; she is carried away; her ladies-in-waiting moan like the sound of doves and beat their breasts.
Look, your troops are like women among you; your land’s city gates are wide open to your enemies. Fire will devour the bars of your gates.