Nahum 2:6

World English Bible (WEB)

The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.

In context

4 The chariots rage in the streets. They rush back and forth in the wide ways. Their appearance is like torches. They run like the lightnings.

5 He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place.

6 The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.

7 It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her servants moan as with the voice of doves, beating on their breasts.

8 But Nineveh has been from of old like a pool of water, yet they flee away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one looks back.

WEB World English Bible: The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.
KJV King James Version: The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.
ASV American Standard Version: The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: Gates of the rivers have been opened, And the palace is dissolved.
DBY Darby Translation: The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace melteth away.
WBS Webster Bible: The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.