Nahum 3:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Look at your troops— they are like your women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire consumes their bars.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, thy people [are] women in thy midst, To thine enemies thoroughly opened Have been the gates of thy land, Consumed hath fire thy bars.

King James Bible
Behold, thy people in the midst of thee [are] women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.

Hebrew
Behold,
הִנֵּ֨ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

your troops
עַמֵּ֤ךְ (‘am·mêḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

are like your women;
נָשִׁים֙ (nā·šîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

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

of your land
אַרְצֵ֑ךְ (’ar·ṣêḵ)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

are wide open
פָּת֥וֹחַ (pā·ṯō·w·aḥ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

to your enemies;
לְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יִךְ (lə·’ō·yə·ḇa·yiḵ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary

fire
אֵ֖שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire

consumes
אָכְלָ֥ה (’ā·ḵə·lāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

their bars.
בְּרִיחָֽיִך׃‪‬ (bə·rî·ḥā·yiḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 1280: A bolt

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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