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Nahum 2:3
3 The shields of his mighty men are made red,
The valiant men are in scarlet.
The chariots come with flaming torches
In the day of his preparation,
And 2the spears are brandished.
| 2 | Lit. the cypresses are shaken; LXX, Syr. the horses rush about; Vg. the drivers are stupefied |
Nahum 2:3 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 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.
Nahum 2:3 — English Standard Version (ESV)
3 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.
Nahum 2:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3 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.
Nahum 2:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 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.
Nahum 2:3 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 The shields of his soldiers are red;
the army is dressed in red.
The metal on the chariots flashes like fire
when they are ready to attack;
their horses are excited.
Nahum 2:3 — American Standard Version (ASV 1901)
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.
Nahum 2:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots glitter with the sheen of steel, in the day of his preparation, and the spears are brandished.
Nahum 2:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 The shields of his warriors are painted red.
His soldiers have red uniforms.
The metal on his chariots flashes fiery red,
so do the spears when they are waved
on the day he prepares for battle.
Nahum 2:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 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.
Nahum 2:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 The shields of his warriors are red;
his soldiers are clothed in crimson.
The metal on the chariots flashes
on the day when he musters them;
the chargers prance.
Nahum 2:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 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.
Nahum 2:3 — New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
3 The shields of the soldiers attacking Nineveh are red.
The armies are dressed in bright red uniforms.
The metal on their chariots flashes
when they are prepared for war.
Their spears are ready to use.
Nahum 2:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
3 The shields of his mighty men are colored red,
The warriors are dressed in scarlet,
The chariots are enveloped in flashing steel
When he is prepared to march,
And the cypress spears are brandished.
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