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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.
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.
He remembers his (D)mighty ones;
They (E)stumble in their march;
They hurry to her wall,
And the [f]mantelet is set up.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:3 Those attacking Nineveh
  2. Nahum 2:3 Or crimson, cf. Lam 4:5
  3. Nahum 2:3 Lit fire of steel
  4. Nahum 2:3 Lit On the day of his preparation
  5. Nahum 2:4 Lit broad places
  6. Nahum 2:5 Lit covering (used in a siege)

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]
The chariots(B) storm through the streets,
    rushing back and forth through the squares.
They look like flaming torches;
    they dart about like lightning.

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.

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Footnotes

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