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The chariots race madly in the streets;
They rush wildly in the broad plazas.
Their appearance is like torches;
They rush in various directions like forked lightning.

[a]He remembers and summons his nobles;
They stumble in their march [terrified because of the attack].
They hurry to the city wall,
And the [b]mantelet is prepared and firmly set up.

The gates of the rivers [surrounding Nineveh] are opened
And the palace [of sun-dried brick] is dissolved [by the torrents].

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:5 Perhaps the Assyrian king.
  2. Nahum 2:5 A large shield or portable shelter used for deflecting stones, spears and arrows.

The chariots(A) storm through the streets,
    rushing back and forth through the squares.
They look like flaming torches;
    they dart about like lightning.

Nineveh summons her picked troops,
    yet they stumble(B) on their way.
They dash to the city wall;
    the protective shield is put in place.
The river gates(C) are thrown open
    and the palace collapses.

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