Nahum 2:1-3

Common English Bible

2 A scatterer has come up against you.
        Guard the ramparts, watch the road,
            protect your groin, save your^[a] strength!
² The Lord will restore the pride of Jacob,
        indeed, the pride of Israel,
            because ravagers have destroyed
            them and spoiled their branches.
³ The shields of his warriors are red;
        his soldiers are dressed in crimson.
The ironwork of the chariots flashes like fire
        on the day he has prepared;
            the horses quiver.