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Nahum 2:5

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5He 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. 

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

He remembers his officers;

they stumble as they go,

they hasten to the wall;

the siege tower is set up.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Nineveh summons her picked troops,

yet they stumble on their way.

They dash to the city wall;

the protective shield is put in place.

CSBChristian 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

The king shouts to his officers;

they stumble in their haste,

rushing to the walls to set up their defenses.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He calls his officers;

they stumble as they march;

they rush to her wall;

they set the covering in place.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.