Nahum 2:6 (DRB)

Passage

The gates of the rivers are opened, and the temple is thrown down to the ground.

Nearby Context

Nahum 2:4 They are in confusion in the ways, the chariots jostle one against another in the streets: their looks are like torches, like lightning running to and fro.

Nahum 2:5 He will muster up his valiant men, they shall stumble in their march: they shall quickly get upon the walls thereof: and a covering shall be prepared.

Nahum 2:6 The gates of the rivers are opened, and the temple is thrown down to the ground.

Nahum 2:7 And the soldier is led away captive: and her bondwomen were led away mourning as doves, murmuring in their hearts.

Nahum 2:8 And as for Ninive, her waters are like a great pool: but the men flee away. They cry: Stand, stand, but there is none that will return back.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gates", "rivers", "opened", "temple", "thrown", "down", and "ground". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gates" and "rivers", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "He will muster up his valiant men..." into verse 7's "And the soldier is led away captive...", so "gates" and "rivers" belong inside that flow. In Nahum context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "gates" and "rivers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.