Nahum 2:6

The water-gates are thrown open, and the palace dissolves in ruins.

Open English Bible (US)

In The King James Version

The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.

In Context

5A leader rallies his nobles, they hurl themselves forward. They speed on toward the wall; the storming-shield is set up.

7The queen is stripped, she is carried off. Her maids moan like doves, beating upon their breasts.

Read all of Nahum 2

Cross References

2 Peter 3:10The day of the Lord will come like a thief; and on that day the heavens will pass away with a crash, the elements will be burnt up and dissolved, and the earth and all that is in it will be disclosed.

Matthew Henry on Nahum 2:2-11

The Judgment of Nineveh. ( b. c. 710.) 1 He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. 2 For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches. 3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Nahum 2:6