(A)The chariots race madly through the streets;
    they rush to and fro through the squares;
they gleam like torches;
    they dart like lightning.
He remembers (B)his officers;
    (C)they stumble as they go,
they hasten to the wall;
    the siege tower[a] is set up.
(D)The river gates are opened;
    the palace (E)melts away;

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:5 Or the mantelet

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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