Graphic Bible · Scene 13 of 19

Burned crossbars lie before wide-open city gates as soldiers approach and civilians shelter beside the threshold.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Nahum 3:13

Gates Wide Open

The City of Bloodshed Has No Comforter · Nahum 3

Story guide: The open gates and burned bars illustrate the collapse of Nineveh’s protection. The people beside the threshold show the resulting vulnerability.

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13Look, your troops are women in your midst; the gates of your land stand wide open to your enemies; fire has consumed your bars.

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