Nahum 3:13

Nahum chapter 3 · verse 13 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women; the gates of thy land are set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire hath devoured thy bars.

King James Version · 1611

Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.

American Standard Version · 1901

Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women; the gates of thy land are set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire hath devoured thy bars.

v.12All thy fortresses shall be like fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.

v.13This passage

v.14Draw thee water for the siege; strengthen thy fortresses; go into the clay, and tread the mortar; make strong the brickkiln.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Jeremiah 50:37
A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures, and they shall be robbed.
Isaiah 45:1
Thus saith Jehovah to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him, and I will loose the loins of kings; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:
Nahum 2:6
The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.
Jeremiah 51:30
The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might hath failed; they are become as women: her dwelling-places are set on fire; her bars are broken.
Psalms 147:13
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
Psalms 107:16
For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sunder.