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Nahum 2:2-4
New International Version
Nahum 2:2-4
New International Version
2 The Lord will restore(A) the splendor(B) of Jacob
like the splendor of Israel,
though destroyers have laid them waste
and have ruined their vines.
3 The shields of the soldiers are red;
the warriors are clad in scarlet.(C)
The metal on the chariots flashes
on the day they are made ready;
the spears of juniper are brandished.[a]
4 The chariots(D) storm through the streets,
rushing back and forth through the squares.
They look like flaming torches;
they dart about like lightning.
Footnotes
- Nahum 2:3 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac ready; / the horsemen rush to and fro.
Nahum 2:2-4
New King James Version
Nahum 2:2-4
New King James Version
2 For the Lord will restore the excellence of Jacob
Like the excellence of Israel,
For the emptiers have emptied them out
And ruined their vine branches.
3 The shields of his mighty men are made red,
The valiant men are in scarlet.
The chariots come with flaming torches
In the day of his preparation,
And [a]the spears are brandished.
4 The chariots rage in the streets,
They jostle one another in the broad roads;
They seem like torches,
They run like lightning.
Footnotes
- Nahum 2:3 Lit. the cypresses are shaken; LXX, Syr. the horses rush about; Vg. the drivers are stupefied
Nahum 2:2-4
New American Standard Bible
Nahum 2:2-4
New American Standard Bible
2 For the Lord will restore the (A)splendor of Jacob
(B)Like the splendor of Israel,
Even though destroyers have laid waste to them
And (C)ruined their vines.
3 The shields of [a]his warriors are dyed red,
The warriors are dressed in (D)scarlet,
The chariots are fitted with [b]flashing steel
[c]When he is prepared to march,
And the juniper (E)spears are brandished.
4 The (F)chariots drive wildly in the streets,
They rush around in the [d]public squares;
Their appearance is like torches,
They drive back and forth like lightning flashes.
Nahum 2:2-4
Common English Bible
Nahum 2:2-4
Common English Bible
2 The Lord will restore the pride of Jacob,
indeed, the pride of Israel,
because ravagers have destroyed
them and spoiled their branches.
3 The shields of his warriors are red;
his soldiers are dressed in crimson.
The ironwork of the chariots flashes like fire
on the day he has prepared;
the horses quiver.
4 The chariots race wildly through the streets;
they rush back and forth through the squares.
They look like flaming torches;
they dart like bolts of lightning.
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