Verse Comparison: Nahum 2:6
American Standard Version
The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.
Amplified® Bible
The gates {or} dams of the rivers [surrounding and guarding Nineveh] are opened and the [imperial] palace [of sun-dried brick] is dissolved [by the torrents] {and} is in dismay.
Contemporary English Version
The river gates fly open, and panic floods the palace.
Darby English Version
The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace melteth away.
Good News Bible
The gates by the river burst open; the palace is filled with terror.
King James Version
The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.
New American Standard Bible
The gates of the rivers are opened And the palace is dissolved.
New International Version
The river gates are thrown open
and the palace collapses.
New King James Version
The gates of the rivers are opened,
And the palace is dissolved.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The gates of the rivers open And the palace dissolves.
Revised Standard Version
The river gates are opened, the palace is in dismay;
Young's Literal Translation
Gates of the rivers have been opened, And the palace is dissolved.
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