Nahum 2:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Nahum 2:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nahum 2:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nahum 2:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He who dashes in pieces has come up against you. Keep the fortress! Watch the way! Strengthen your waist! Fortify your power mightily!”

Nahum 2:1 — World English Bible

Nahum 2:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thee: keep the fortress, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. ”

Nahum 2:1 — American Standard Version

Nahum 2:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Come up hath a scatterer to thy face, Keep the bulwark, watch the way, Strengthen the loins, strengthen power mightily.”

Nahum 2:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Nahum 2:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Nahum 2:1 — Darby Translation

Nahum 2:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The destroyer is come before thy face: keepe the munition: looke to the way: make thy loynes strong: increase thy strength mightily.”

Nahum 2:1 — Geneva Bible

Nahum 2:1 in Context — Nahum 2

1 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.

2 For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.

3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.

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What Does Nahum 2:1 Mean?

Nahum 2:1 is a verse from the Book of Nahum, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nahum chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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