Nahum 2:3-10
New American Standard Bible
3 The shields of [a]his warriors are dyed red,
The warriors are dressed in (A)scarlet,
The chariots are fitted with [b]flashing steel
[c]When he is prepared to march,
And the juniper (B)spears are brandished.
4 The (C)chariots drive wildly in the streets,
They rush around in the [d]public squares;
Their appearance is like torches,
They drive back and forth like lightning flashes.
5 He remembers his (D)officers;
They (E)stumble in their advance,
They hurry to her wall,
And the [e]mantelet is set up.
6 The gates of the rivers are opened
And the palace sways back and forth.
7 It is set:
She is stripped, she is led away,
And her slave women are (F)sobbing like the sound of doves,
(G)Beating their [f]breasts.
8 Though Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days,
Yet they are fleeing;
“Stop, stop,”
But (H)no one turns back.
9 Plunder the silver,
Plunder the (I)gold!
For there is no end 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 wobbling!
Also trembling is in [g]the entire body,
And all their (L)faces have become 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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New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.