Verse Comparison: Nahum 2:1
American Standard Version
He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thee: keep the fortress, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
Amplified® Bible
HE WHO dashes in pieces [that is, the king of Medo-Babylon] is come up before your face [Nineveh]. Keep the fortress {and} ramparts manned, watch the road, gird your loins, collect {and} fortify all your strength {and} power mightily.
Contemporary English Version
Nineveh, someone is coming to attack and scatter you. Guard your fortresses! Watch the road! Be brave! Prepare for battle!
Darby English Version
He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thy face: keep the fortress, watch the way, make [thy] loins strong, fortify [thy] power mightily.
Good News Bible
Nineveh, you are under attack! The power that will shatter you has come. Prepare the defenses! Guard the road! Prepare for battle!
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
The one who scatters has come up against you. Man the fortress, watch the road; Strengthen your back, summon all {your} strength.
New International Version
An attacker advances against you, Nineveh .
Guard the fortress,
watch the road,
brace yourselves,
marshal all your strength!
New King James Version
He who scatters has come up before your face.
Man the fort!
Watch the road!
Strengthen your flanks!
Fortify your power mightily.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The one who scatters has come up against you. Man the fortress, watch the road; Strengthen your back, summon all your strength.
Revised Standard Version
The shatterer has come up against you. Man the ramparts; watch the road; gird your loins; collect all your strength.
Young's Literal Translation
Come up hath a scatterer to thy face, Keep the bulwark, watch the way, Strengthen the loins, strengthen power mightily.
