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For the Lord will restore the glory of Jacob,
    just as he will restore[a] the glory of Israel,
although plunderers have devastated them,
    vandalizing their vine branches.

The shields deployed by[b] Israel’s[c] elite forces are scarlet,
    their valiant men are clothed in crimson.
When they are prepared,
    the polished armament on their chariots will shine,
        and lances will be brandished about ferociously.[d]
Their chariots storm through the streets,
    jostling each other along broad avenues.
They look like torches,
    as they dart around like lightning.

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  1. Nahum 2:2 The Heb. lacks will restore
  2. Nahum 2:3 Lit. shield of
  3. Nahum 2:3 Lit. its
  4. Nahum 2:3 The Heb. lacks ferociously

The Lord will restore(A) the splendor(B) of Jacob
    like the splendor of Israel,
though destroyers have laid them waste
    and have ruined their vines.

The shields of the soldiers are red;
    the warriors are clad in scarlet.(C)
The metal on the chariots flashes
    on the day they are made ready;
    the spears of juniper are brandished.[a]
The chariots(D) storm through the streets,
    rushing back and forth through the squares.
They look like flaming torches;
    they dart about like lightning.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:3 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac ready; / the horsemen rush to and fro.