Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold, thy people within thee are but women: the ports of thy land shall be open unto thine enemies, and the fire shall devour thy bars.
New American Standard Bible
The gates of your land are
Fire consumes your gate bars.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
the gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies.
Fire will devour the bars of your gates.
International Standard Version
Look at your people they are women! Your borders stand wide open to your enemies, while fire consumes the bars of your gates."
A Conservative Version
Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women. The gates of thy land are set wide open to thine enemies. The fire has devoured thy bars.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Behold, your people are [as weak and helpless as] women in your midst!
The gates of your land are opened wide to your enemies;
Fire consumes the bars across your gates.
Bible in Basic English
See, the people who are in you are women; the doorways of your land are wide open to your attackers: the locks of your doors have been burned away in the fire.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, thy people women in the midst of thee: the gates of thy land being opened were opened to thine enemies: a fire devoured thy bars.
King James 2000
Behold, your troops in the midst of you are women: the gates of your land shall be set wide open unto your enemies: the fire shall devour the bars of your gates.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look! Your troops [are like] women in your midst. The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire will consume the bars [of your gates].
Modern King James verseion
Behold, your people in your midst are women. The gates of your land shall surely be opened to your enemies; the fire shall devour your bars.
NET Bible
Your warriors will be like women in your midst; the gates of your land will be wide open to your enemies; fire will consume the bars of your gates.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, your troops in your midst are women. The gates of your land are set wide open to your enemies. The fire has devoured your bars.
The Emphasized Bible
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.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Behold, your troops in your midst are women. The gates of your land are set wide open to your enemies. The fire has devoured your bars.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Effeminacy » General references to
Nineveh » Predictions respecting » Feebleness of its people
Topics
Interlinear
'erets
Pathach
Pathach
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nahum 3:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Nineveh's Defenses Will Fail
12 All thy strong cities shall be like fig trees with ripe figs: which when a man shaketh, they fall into the mouth of the eater. 13 Behold, thy people within thee are but women: the ports of thy land shall be open unto thine enemies, and the fire shall devour thy bars. 14 Draw water now against thou be besieged, make up thy strongholds, go into the clay, temper the mortar, make strong brick:
Cross References
Jeremiah 51:30
The Worthies of Babylon shall leave the battle, and keep themselves in strongholds, their strength hath failed them, they shall be like women. Their dwelling places shall be burnt up, their bars shall be broken.
Isaiah 19:16
Then shall the Egyptians be like unto women, afraid and astounded, at the motion of the hands which the LORD of Hosts shall shake over them.
Jeremiah 50:37
The sword upon their horsemen and chariots, and upon all the common people that dwell under them: so that they all shall become like women. The sword upon their treasure: so that it shall be stolen away.
Nahum 2:6
The water ports shall be opened, and the king's palace shall fall.
Isaiah 45:1-2
Thus sayeth the LORD unto Cyrus his anointed, whom I have taken by the righthand, to subdue nations before him: I will loose the girdles of kings, that they shall open the gates before thy face, and not to shut their doors.
Psalm 107:16
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and smitten the bars of iron in sunder.
Psalm 147:13
For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates, and hath blessed thy children within thee.