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For Yahweh will restore the majesty of Jacob
    like the majesty of Israel;
for ravagers have ravaged them
    and ruined their branches.

The Enemy Army Conquers the City of Nineveh

The shields of his warriors are dyed red;
    The powerful men are dressed in scarlet.
The metal of the chariots[a] shines like fire on the day of battle,[b]
    and their spears quiver.
The chariots[c] race madly through the streets;
    they rush back and forth in the public squares.
Their appearance like lightning bolts,
    they dart about like flashes of lightning.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:3 Hebrew “chariot”
  2. Nahum 2:3 Literally “on the day of his preparation”
  3. Nahum 2:4 Hebrew “chariot”

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.