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

gates.

Isaiah 45:1,2 Thus saith the Lord to my anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I have taken hold of, to subdue nations before his face, and to turn the backs of kings, and to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut. . . .

dissolved.

2 Peter 3:10,11 But the day of the Lord shall come as a thief, in which the heavens shall pass away with great violence and the elements shall be melted with heat and the earth and the works which are in it shall be burnt up. . . .

Context
The Overthrow of Nineveh
5He 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. 6The gates of the rivers are opened, and the temple is thrown down to the ground.7And the soldier is led away captive: and her bondwomen were led away mourning as doves, murmuring in their hearts.…
Cross References
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 2:7
And the soldier is led away captive: and her bondwomen were led away mourning as doves, murmuring in their hearts.

Nahum 3:13
Behold thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open to thy enemies, the fire shall devour thy bars.

Lexicon
The river
הַנְּהָר֖וֹת (han·nə·hā·rō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5104: A stream, prosperity

gates
שַׁעֲרֵ֥י (ša·‘ă·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 8179: An opening, door, gate

are thrown open,
נִפְתָּ֑חוּ (nip̄·tā·ḥū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

and the palace
וְהַֽהֵיכָ֖ל (wə·ha·hê·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1964: A large public building, palace, temple

erodes away.
נָמֽוֹג׃ (nā·mō·wḡ)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4127: To melt


Additional Translations
The river gates are thrown open, and the palace erodes away.The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.

The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.

The gates of the cities have been opened, and the palaces have fallen into ruin,

The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace melteth away.

The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.

The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.

The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.

Gates of the rivers have been opened, And the palace is dissolved.
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