New International Version (NIV)
1An attacker advances against you, Nineveh.
Guard the fortress,
watch the road,
brace yourselves,
marshal all your strength!
Nahum 2:1
Nahum 2:1 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
1 2:1 Ch 2:2 in HebThe one who scatters has come up against 2:1 Lit your faceyou.
Keep watch over the fortress, watch the road;
2:1 Lit Strengthen your loinsBind up your waist, 2:1 Lit strengthen power greatlysummon all your strength.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
1The one who scatters has come up against you.
Man the fortress, watch the road;
Strengthen your back, summon all your strength.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
1 2:1 Nahum begins his message to Nineveh with a brief sarcastic statement (v 1) referring to the Medes, the Babylonians, and the Scythians who were allied against Assyria.The one who scatters has come up against you [Nineveh].
Man the fortress and ramparts, watch the road;
2:1 Lit Make strong your loins.Strengthen your back [prepare for battle], summon all your strength.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
1One who scatters advances
against you, O Nineveh.
Guard the fortress!
Watch the road!
Brace yourselves!2:1 Hebrew Strengthen your loins!
Summon all your strength!
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
1Nineveh, armies are coming to attack you.
Guard the forts!
Watch the roads!
Get ready!
Gather all your strength!