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Nahum 2:5

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He remembereth his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.

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Nahum 2:5 in other translations

He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place.

Nahum 2:5 · World English Bible

Nahum 2:5 in context

  1. 3The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the cypress spears are brandished.
  2. 4The chariots rage in the streets; they rush to and fro in the broad ways: the appearance of them is like torches; they run like the lightnings.
  3. 5He remembereth his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.
  4. 6The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.
  5. 7And it is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, beating upon their breasts.