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 American Standard Bible 1995
3 The shields of [a]his mighty men are colored red,
The warriors are dressed in (A)scarlet,
The chariots are enveloped in [b]flashing steel
[c]When he is prepared to march,
And the cypress (B)spears are brandished.
4 The (C)chariots race madly in the streets,
They rush wildly in the [d]squares,
Their appearance is like torches,
They dash to and fro like lightning flashes.
5 He remembers his (D)nobles;
They (E)stumble in their march,
They hurry to her wall,
And the [e]mantelet is set up.
6 The gates of the rivers are opened
And the palace is dissolved.
7 It is fixed:
She is stripped, she is carried away,
And her handmaids are (F)moaning like the sound of doves,
(G)Beating on their [f]breasts.
8 Though Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days,
Now they are fleeing;
“Stop, stop,”
But (H)no one turns back.
9 Plunder the silver!
Plunder the (I)gold!
For there is no limit to the treasure—
Wealth from every kind of desirable object.
10 She is (J)emptied! Yes, she is desolate and waste!
(K)Hearts are melting and knees knocking!
Also anguish is in [g]the whole body
And all their (L)faces are grown pale!
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