Nahum 2:3

New International Version

³The shields of the soldiers are red;
    the warriors are clad in scarlet.^(A)
The metal on the chariots flashes
    on the day they are made ready;
    the spears of juniper are brandished.^[a]

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Footnotes

Nahum 2:3 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac ready; / the horsemen rush to and fro.

Nahum 2:3

New King James Version

³The 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.

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Nahum 2:3 Lit. the cypresses are shaken; LXX, Syr. the horses rush about; Vg. the drivers are stupefied

Nahum 2:3

International Standard Version

³The shields deployed by^[a] Israel’s^[b] elite forces are scarlet,
    their valiant men are clothed in crimson.
When they are prepared,
    the polished armament on their chariots will shine,
        and lances will be brandished about ferociously.^[c]

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Nahum 2:3 Lit. shield of
Nahum 2:3 Lit. its
Nahum 2:3 The Heb. lacks ferociously

Nahum 2:3

English Standard Version

³The shield of his mighty men is red;
    ^(A)his soldiers are clothed in scarlet.
The chariots come with flashing metal
    on the day he musters them;
    the cypress spears are brandished.

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