Nahum 2:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nahum 2:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nahum 2:6 is a verse from the book of Nahum in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved. dissolved: or, molten" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nahum 2:6 — KJV
“The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved. dissolved: or, molten”
— Nahum 2:6 (KJV)
Nahum 2:6 in Context — About the Book of Nahum
Nahum announces the fall of Nineveh — the brutal Assyrian capital that had terrorized nations for generations. Its comfort is fierce: the Lord is slow to anger but will not leave the guilty unpunished, and He is a refuge in trouble for those who trust in Him.
Cross-References for Nahum 2:6
“In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. windows: or, floodgates”
Shares key themes with Nahum 2:6: gates, opened
“And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.”
Shares key themes with Nahum 2:6: gates, palace
“And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.”
Shares key themes with Nahum 2:6: gates, opened
“And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.”
Shares key themes with Nahum 2:6: gates, opened
“Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?”
Shares key themes with Nahum 2:6: gates, opened
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