Nahum 2:4-6

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⁴ The chariots race madly through the streets;
    they rush to and fro through the squares;
their appearance is like torches;
    they dart like lightning.^(A)
5 He calls his officers;
    they stumble as they come forward;
they hasten to the wall,
    and the screen^[a] is set up.
⁶ The river gates are opened;
    the palace trembles.