Nahum 2:3-5

Contemporary English Version

³ Nineveh, on this day of attack,
your enemies' shields are red;
    their uniforms are crimson.
⁴ Their horses^[a] prance,
    and their armored^[b] chariots
dart around like lightning
    or flaming torches.
⁵ An officer gives a command.
But his soldiers stumble,
    as they hasten to build
a shelter to protect themselves
against rocks thrown down
    from the city wall.^[c]