Nahum 2:3-5

Modern English Version

³ The shields of his mighty men are soaked red,
    even the mighty men are clad in red.
In the day he prepares the chariots,
    they are like a fire of iron.
    The cypress spears are ready.
⁴ The chariots run wildly through the streets,
    they rush to and fro in the open areas;
their appearance is like torches,
    they dash to and fro like lightning.

⁵ He remembers his officers
    as they stumble about on the road;
they hurry on to the wall
    as the siege tower is set up.