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Nahum 2:3

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3–12Weapons flash in the sun,

the soldiers splendid in battle dress,

Chariots burnished and glistening,

ready to charge,

A spiked forest of brandished spears,

lethal on the horizon.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The shield of his mighty men is red;

his soldiers are clothed in scarlet.

The chariots come with flashing metal

on the day he musters them;

the cypress spears are brandished.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The shields of the 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 juniper are brandished.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The shields of his warriors are dyed red;

the valiant men are dressed in scarlet.

The fittings of the chariot flash like fire

on the day of its battle preparations,

and the spears are brandished.

NLTNew Living Translation

Shields flash red in the sunlight!

See the scarlet uniforms of the valiant troops!

Watch as their glittering chariots move into position,

with a forest of spears waving above them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The shields of his warriors are dyed red;

The powerful men are dressed in scarlet.

The metal of the chariots shines like fire on the day of battle,

and their spears quiver.

KJV 1900King James Version

The shield of his mighty men is made red,

The valiant men are in scarlet:

The chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation,

And the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.