Nahum 2:5
Nahum 2:3-12 The Message (MSG)
Weapons 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. The chariots pour into the streets. They fill the public squares, Flaming like torches in the sun, like lightning darting and flashing. The Assyrian king rallies his men, but they stagger and stumble. They run to the ramparts to stem the tide, but it’s too late. Soldiers pour through the gates. The palace is demolished. Soon it’s all over: Nineveh stripped, Nineveh doomed, Maids and slaves moaning like doves, beating their breasts. Nineveh is a tub from which they’ve pulled the plug. Cries go up, “Do something! Do something!” but it’s too late. Nineveh’s soon empty—nothing. Other cries come: “Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! A bonanza of plunder! Take everything you want!” Doom! Damnation! Desolation! Hearts sink, knees fold, stomachs retch, faces blanch. So, what happened to the famous and fierce Assyrian lion And all those cute Assyrian cubs? To the lion and lioness Cozy with their cubs, fierce and fearless? To the lion who always returned from the hunt with fresh kills for lioness and cubs, The lion lair heaped with bloody meat, blood and bones for the royal lion feast? * * *
Nahum 2:5 King James Version (KJV)
He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.
Nahum 2:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He remembers his nobles; They stumble in their march, They hurry to her wall, And the mantelet is set up.
Nahum 2:5 New Century Version (NCV)
He calls his officers, but they stumble on the way. They hurry to the city wall, and the shield is put into place.
Nahum 2:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
He remembereth his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.
Nahum 2:5 New International Version (NIV)
Nineveh summons her picked troops, yet they stumble on their way. They dash to the city wall; the protective shield is put in place.
Nahum 2:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
He remembers his nobles; They stumble in their walk; They make haste to her walls, And the defense is prepared.
Nahum 2:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He remembers and summons his nobles; They stumble in their march [terrified because of the attack]. They hurry to the city wall, And the mantelet is prepared and firmly set up.