Nahum 3:13New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Behold, your people are women in your midst! The gates of your land are opened wide to your enemies; Fire consumes your gate bars.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— 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.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— 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.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Behold, thy people in the midst of thee [are] women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open to thy enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are [as] women: the gates of thy land are set wide open unto thine enemies; the fire devoureth thy bars.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Lo! thy people, are women, in thy midst, to thy foes, have been set wide open the gates of thy and,—a fire, hath devoured, thy bars.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Lo, thy people [are] women in thy midst, To thine enemies thoroughly opened Have been the gates of thy land, Consumed hath fire thy bars.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Behold thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open to thy enemies, the fire shall devour thy bars.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Beholde, thy people within thee are women: the gates of thy land shalbe opened vnto thine enemies, and ye fire shall deuoure thy barres.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Beholde, thy people in the midst of thee [are] women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open vnto thine enemies, the fire shall deuoure thy barres.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Behold, your people in the midst of you are cowards; they will open the gates of your land to your enemies; the fire shall devour your bars.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Behold, thy people within thee are as women: the gates of thy land shall surely be opened to thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— 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. |
Behold,
x2009 (2009) Complementהִנֵּהhinneh{hin-nay'}
Prolonged for H2005; lo!.
thy people
5971 {5971} Primeעַם`am{am}
From H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock.
in the midst
7130 {7130} Primeקֶרֶבqereb{keh'-reb}
From H7126; properly the nearest part, that is, the centre, whether literally, figuratively or adverbially (especially with preposition).
of thee [ are] women:
802 {0802} Primeאִשָּׁה'ishshah{ish-shaw'}
The first form is the feminine of H0376 or H0582; the second form is an irregular plural; a woman (used in the same wide sense as H0582).
the gates
8179 {8179} Primeשַׁעַרsha`ar{shah'-ar}
From H8176 in its original sense; an opening, that is, door or gate.
of thy land
776 {0776} Primeאֶרֶץ'erets{eh'-rets}
From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land).
shall be set wide
y6605 [6605] Standardפָּתַחpathach{paw-thakh'}
A primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically to loosen, begin, plough, carve.
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
open
6605 {6605} Primeפָּתַחpathach{paw-thakh'}
A primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically to loosen, begin, plough, carve.
z8738 <8738> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 1429
unto thine enemies:
341 {0341} Primeאֹיֵב'oyeb{o-yabe'}
Active participle of H0340; hating; an adversary.
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386
the fire
784 {0784} Primeאֵשׁ'esh{aysh}
A primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively).
shall devour
398 {0398} Primeאָכַל'akal{aw-kal'}
A primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
thy bars.
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Nahum 3:13
_ _ thy people — thy soldiers.
_ _ women — unable to fight for thee (Isaiah 19:16; Jeremiah 50:37; Jeremiah 51:30).
_ _ gates on thy land — the fortified passes or entrances to the region of Nineveh (compare Jeremiah 15:7). Northeast of Nineveh there were hills affording a natural barrier against an invader; the guarded passes through these are probably “the gates of the land” meant.
_ _ fire shall devour thy bars — the “bars” of the fortresses at the passes into Assyria. So in Assyrian remains the Assyrians themselves are represented as setting fire to the gates of a city [Bonomi, Nineveh, pp. 194, 197]. |
Nahum 3:13
Are women — Were very cowards. The gates — The strong frontiers. Wide open — Either through fear or treachery. Thy bars — With which the gates were shut and strengthened. |
- thy people:
Isaiah 19:16 In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it.
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.
Jeremiah 51:30 The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in [their] holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
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- the gates:
Nahum 2:6 The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.
Psalms 107:16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
Isaiah 45:1-2 Thus saith the LORD 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 before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; ... I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
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- thy bars:
Psalms 147:13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
Jeremiah 51:30 The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in [their] holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
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