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Nahum 2:3-10
Legacy Standard Bible
Nahum 2:3-10
Legacy Standard Bible
3 The shields of [a]his mighty men are colored red,
The valiant men are dressed in (A)[b]scarlet,
The chariots are enveloped in [c]flashing steel
[d]When he is set up to march,
And the cypress (B)spears are brandished.
4 The (C)chariots race madly in the streets;
They rush wildly in the [e]squares;
Their appearance is like torches;
They dash to and fro like lightning flashes.
5 He remembers his (D)mighty ones;
They (E)stumble in their march;
They hurry to her wall,
And the [f]mantelet is set up.
6 The gates of the rivers are opened,
And the palace is melted away.
7 So it stands fixed:
She is exiled, she is carried away,
And her maidservants are (F)moaning like the sound of doves,
(G)Beating on their hearts.
8 Though Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days,
Now they are fleeing;
“Stand! Stand!”
But (H)no one [g]turns back.
9 Plunder the silver!
Plunder the (I)gold!
And there is no limit to the treasure—
[h]Wealth from every kind of desirable object.
10 She is (J)emptied! Yes, she is emptied out and eviscerated!
(K)Hearts are melting and knees knocking!
Also anguish is in all their loins,
And all their (L)faces [i]turn pale!
Nahum 2:3-10
New King James Version
Nahum 2:3-10
New King James Version
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.
5 He remembers his nobles;
They stumble in their walk;
They make haste to her walls,
And the defense is prepared.
6 The gates of the rivers are opened,
And the palace is dissolved.
7 [b]It is decreed:
She shall be led away captive,
She shall be brought up;
And her maidservants shall lead her as with the voice of doves,
Beating their breasts.
8 Though Nineveh of old was like a pool of water,
Now they flee away.
[c]“Halt! Halt!” they cry;
But no one turns back.
9 [d]Take spoil of silver!
Take spoil of (A)gold!
There is no end of treasure,
Or wealth of every desirable prize.
10 She is empty, desolate, and waste!
The heart melts, and the knees shake;
Much pain is in every side,
And all their faces [e]are drained of color.
Nahum 2:3-10
New International Version
Nahum 2:3-10
New International Version
3 The 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]
4 The chariots(B) storm through the streets,
rushing back and forth through the squares.
They look like flaming torches;
they dart about like lightning.
5 Nineveh summons her picked troops,
yet they stumble(C) on their way.
They dash to the city wall;
the protective shield is put in place.
6 The river gates(D) are thrown open
and the palace collapses.
7 It is decreed[b] that Nineveh
be exiled and carried away.
Her female slaves moan(E) like doves
and beat on their breasts.(F)
8 Nineveh is like a pool
whose water is draining away.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
but no one turns back.
9 Plunder the silver!
Plunder the gold!
The supply is endless,
the wealth from all its treasures!
10 She is pillaged, plundered, stripped!
Hearts melt,(G) knees give way,
bodies tremble, every face grows pale.(H)
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