Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Nineveh summons her picked troops, yet they stumble on their way. They dash to the city wall; the protective shield is put in place. New Living Translation The king shouts to his officers; they stumble in their haste, rushing to the walls to set up their defenses. English Standard Version He remembers his officers; they stumble as they go, they hasten to the wall; the siege tower is set up. Berean Standard Bible He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place. King James Bible He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared. New King James Version He remembers his nobles; They stumble in their walk; They make haste to her walls, And the defense is prepared. New American Standard Bible He remembers his officers; They stumble in their advance, They hurry to her wall, And the mantelet is set up. NASB 1995 He remembers his nobles; They stumble in their march, They hurry to her wall, And the mantelet is set up. NASB 1977 He remembers his nobles; They stumble in their march, They hurry to her wall, And the mantelet is set up. Legacy Standard Bible He remembers his mighty ones; They stumble in their march; They hurry to her wall, And the mantelet is set up. Amplified Bible He remembers and summons his nobles; They stumble in their march [terrified because of the attack]. They hurry to the city wall, And the mantelet is prepared and firmly set up. Christian Standard Bible He gives orders to his officers; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place. Holman Christian Standard Bible He gives orders to his officers; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place. American Standard Version He remembereth his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared. Contemporary English Version An officer gives a command. But his soldiers stumble, as they hasten to build a shelter to protect themselves against rocks thrown down from the city wall. English Revised Version He remembereth his worthies: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared. GOD'S WORD® Translation He remembers his best fighting men. They stumble over themselves as they march. They hurry to Nineveh's wall. The shield has been set up for the battering ram. Good News Translation The officers are summoned; they stumble as they press forward. The attackers rush to the wall and set up the shield for the battering ram. International Standard Version He will remember to summon his finest troops. They will stumble on their way, hurrying over to Nineveh's wall. Their defensive shield is in place. Majority Standard Bible He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place. NET Bible The commander orders his officers; they stumble as they advance; they rush to the city wall and they set up the covered siege tower. New Heart English Bible He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place. Webster's Bible Translation He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defense shall be prepared. World English Bible He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe remembers his majestic ones, "" They stumble in their goings, "" They hurry [to] its wall, "" And the covering is prepared. Young's Literal Translation He doth remember his honourable ones, They stumble in their goings, They hasten to its wall, and prepared is the covering. Smith's Literal Translation He shall make mention of his chiefs: they shall be weak in their goings; they shall hasten to her wall, and the covering was prepared. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe 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. Catholic Public Domain Version He will call to mind his strong ones; they will destroy along their journey. They will quickly ascend its walls, and a shelter will be prepared. New American Bible His picked troops are called, ranks break at their charge; To the wall they rush, their screen is set up. New Revised Standard Version He calls his officers; they stumble as they come forward; they hasten to the wall, and the mantelet is set up. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe soldiers are obedient to their officers; they stumble as they march; they make haste to the wall, and the battlements are prepared. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated They shall seize their Rulers and they shall be stumbled in their marching and they shall hurry to the wall and they shall prepare the battlements OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He bethinketh himself of his worthies; They stumble in their march; They make haste to the wall thereof, And the mantelet is prepared. Brenton Septuagint Translation And their mighty men shall bethink themselves and flee by day; and they shall be weak as they go; and they shall hasten to her walls, and shall prepare their defences. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Overthrow of Nineveh…4The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning. 5He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place. 6The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.… Cross References Isaiah 13:17-18 Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold. / Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children. Jeremiah 50:9 For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed. Jeremiah 51:11 Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD—vengeance for His temple. Ezekiel 21:22 In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall. Isaiah 21:7-9 When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.” / Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post. / Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!” Jeremiah 50:42 They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon. Isaiah 13:4 Listen, a tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war. Isaiah 22:6-7 Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield. / Your choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the gates. Jeremiah 6:23 They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.” Ezekiel 23:23-24 the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses. / They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards. Revelation 18:2 And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. Revelation 17:16 And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. Revelation 18:8 Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.” Revelation 19:19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army. Matthew 24:6-7 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. / Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. Treasury of Scripture He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defense shall be prepared. recount. Isaiah 21:5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. Jeremiah 50:29 Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel. Jeremiah 51:27,28 Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers… worthies. Nahum 3:3 The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses: Isaiah 5:27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken: Jeremiah 46:12 The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together. defence. Jump to Previous City Cover Covering Dash Defence Defense Falling Great Haste Hasten Honourable Hurry March Nobles Officers Picked Prepared Quickly Ready Record Recount Remember Remembers Shelter Shield Stumble Summoned Summons Thereof Troops Walk Wall Way WorthiesJump to Next City Cover Covering Dash Defence Defense Falling Great Haste Hasten Honourable Hurry March Nobles Officers Picked Prepared Quickly Ready Record Recount Remember Remembers Shelter Shield Stumble Summoned Summons Thereof Troops Walk Wall Way WorthiesNahum 2 1. The fearful and victorious armies of God against Nineveh.He summons his nobles The phrase "He summons his nobles" refers to the Assyrian king calling upon his high-ranking officials and military leaders. The Hebrew word for "nobles" is "אַדִּיר" (addîr), which conveys a sense of majesty and power. Historically, the Assyrian Empire was known for its strong military hierarchy and the king's reliance on his nobles for strategic warfare. This summoning indicates a state of urgency and desperation as the city faces imminent attack, highlighting the futility of human power against divine judgment. They stumble as they advance They race to its wall The protective shield is set in place Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He summonsיִזְכֹּר֙ (yiz·kōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male his nobles; אַדִּירָ֔יו (’ad·dî·rāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 117: Wide, large, powerful they stumble יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ (yik·kā·šə·lū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3782: To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall as they advance. בַּהֲלִֽיכָתָ֑ם (ba·hă·lî·ḵā·ṯām) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1979: A walking, a procession, march, a caravan They race יְמַֽהֲרוּ֙ (yə·ma·hă·rū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4116: To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly to its wall; חֽוֹמָתָ֔הּ (ḥō·w·mā·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 2346: A wall of protection the protective shield הַסֹּכֵֽךְ׃ (has·sō·ḵêḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5526: To entwine as a, screen, to fence in, cover over, protect is set in place. וְהֻכַ֖ן (wə·hu·ḵan) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3559: To be erect Links Nahum 2:5 NIVNahum 2:5 NLT Nahum 2:5 ESV Nahum 2:5 NASB Nahum 2:5 KJV Nahum 2:5 BibleApps.com Nahum 2:5 Biblia Paralela Nahum 2:5 Chinese Bible Nahum 2:5 French Bible Nahum 2:5 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Nahum 2:5 He summons his picked troops (Nah. 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