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Nahum 2:6 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Nahum 2:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Nahum chapter 2 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved. dissolved: or, molten”
Nahum 2:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Nahum 2:6
The gates of the rivers shall be opened (sha'arei hannharot niphtachu, שַׁעֲרֵי הַנְּהָרוֹת נִפְתָּחוּ)—Nineveh's strategic water defenses, including gates controlling canals and the Tigris River, become the means of its destruction. The passive verb niphtachu (were opened) suggests divine action: God opens what man built to protect. Ancient historians (including Diodorus Siculus) record that flooding weakened Nineveh's walls, enabling the besiegers to breach the city.The palace shall be dissolved (vehahekhal namog, וְהַהֵיכָל נָמוֹג)—the royal palace melts or dissolves. The verb mug (מוּג) me...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Nahum 2:6
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“to Cyrus”
“and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat”