22 He laughs at fear and is not dismayed;
And he does not turn back from the sword.
23 The quiver rattles against him,
The flashing spear and javelin.
24 He [a]races over the ground with a roar and fury,
And he does not stand still when he hears the sound of the trumpet.
25 As often as the trumpet sounds he says, ‘Aha!’
And he senses the battle from afar,
And the thunder of the captains and the war cry.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 39:24 Lit swallows up

Because of the noise of the [a](A)galloping hoofs of his [b]stallions,
The roar of his chariots, and the rumbling of his wheels,
The fathers have not turned back for their children,
Because of the debility of their hands,

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 47:3 Lit stamping of the
  2. Jeremiah 47:3 Lit mighty ones

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.
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.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:3 I.e., those attacking Nineveh
  2. Nahum 2:3 Lit fire of steel
  3. Nahum 2:3 Lit On the day of his preparation
  4. Nahum 2:4 Lit broad places

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