5He remembereth his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.


In Context

2 For Jehovah restoreth the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel; for the emptiers have emptied them out, and destroyed their vine-branches.

3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the cypress'spears are brandished.

4 The chariots rage in the streets; they rush to and fro in the broad ways: the appearance of them is like torches; they run like the lightnings.

5 He remembereth his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.

6 The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.

7 And it is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, beating upon their breasts.

Nahum 2:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:5He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:5He summons his picked troops, yet they stumble on their way. They dash to the city wall; the protective shield is put in place.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:5He will muster up his valiant men, they shall stumble in their march: they shall quickly get upon the walls thereof: and a covering shall be prepared.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5He bethinketh him of his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the shelter is prepared.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:5He remembereth his worthies: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defense shall be prepared.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5He doth remember his honourable ones, They stumble in their goings, They hasten to its wall, and prepared is the covering.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:5He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defense shall be prepared.