Nahum 2:4-6

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁴ The chariots race madly through the streets,
    they rush to and fro through the squares;
their appearance is like torches,
    they dart like lightning.
⁵ He calls his officers;
    they stumble as they come forward;
they hasten to the wall,
    and the mantelet^[a] is set up.
⁶ The river gates are opened,
    the palace trembles.