Nahum 2:5–6
Nahum 2:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)
5 Nineveh summons her picked troops,
yet they stumble on their way.
They dash to the city wall;
the protective shield is put in place.
6 The river gates are thrown open
and the palace collapses.
Nahum 2:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
5 He shall recount his worthies:
They shall stumble in their walk;
They shall make haste to the wall thereof,
And the defence shall be prepared.
6 The gates of the rivers shall be opened,
And the palace shall be dissolved.
Nahum 2:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 The king shouts to his officers;
they stumble in their haste,
rushing to the walls to set up their defenses.
6 The river gates have been torn open!
The palace is about to collapse!
Nahum 2:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
5 He remembers his nobles;
They stumble in their walk;
They make haste to her walls,
And the defense is prepared.
6 The gates of the rivers are opened,
And the palace is dissolved.
Nahum 2:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 He calls his officers,
but they stumble on the way.
They hurry to the city wall,
and the shield is put into place.
6 The river gates are thrown open,
and the palace is destroyed.
Nahum 2:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 He remembereth his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared. 6 The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.
Nahum 2:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 He bethinketh him of his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the shelter is prepared. 6 The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace melteth away.
Nahum 2:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
5 He remembers his best fighting men.
They stumble over themselves as they march.
They hurry to Nineveh’s wall.
The shield has been set up for the battering ram.
6 The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace melts away.
Nahum 2:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 He gives orders to his officers;
they stumble as they advance.
They race to its wall;
the protective shield is set in place.
6 The river gates are opened,
and the palace erodes away.
Nahum 2:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 He calls his officers;
they stumble as they come forward;
they hasten to the wall,
and the mantelet is set up.
6 The river gates are opened,
the palace trembles.
Nahum 2:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 He calls his officers;
they stumble as they march;
they rush to her wall;
they set the covering in place.
6 The gates of the river are opened;
the palace trembles.
Nahum 2:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 The commander of the attackers
sends for his special troops.
But they trip and fall on their way.
They run toward the city wall.
They keep their shield in front of them.
6 They open the gates that hold back
the waters of the river.
And the palace falls down.
Nahum 2:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
5 He remembers his nobles;
They stumble in their march,
They hurry to her wall,
And the mantelet is set up.
6 The gates of the rivers are opened
And the palace is dissolved.