Nahum 2:3-5

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

³ The shields of his warriors are red;
    his soldiers are clothed in crimson.
The metal on the chariots flashes
    on the day when he musters them;
    the chargers^[a] prance.
⁴ The chariots race madly through the streets,
    they rush to and fro through the squares;
their appearance is like torches,
    they dart like lightning.
⁵ He calls his officers;
    they stumble as they come forward;
they hasten to the wall,
    and the mantelet^[b] is set up.