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


In Context

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

3 The shields of his soldiers are red; the warriors are clad in scarlet. The metal on the chariots flashes on the day they are made ready; the spears of pine are brandished.

4 The chariots storm through the streets, rushing back and forth through the squares. They look like flaming torches; they dart about like lightning.

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

6 The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.

7 It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away. Its slave girls moan like doves and beat 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 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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