Nahum 2:3

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 pine spears are brandished.

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WEBBE

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 pine spears are brandished.

BSB

The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished.

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

The body-covers of his fighting men have been made red, the men of war are clothed in bright red: the war-carriages are like flames of fire in the day when he gets ready, the horses are shaking.

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מָגֵן ma·gen [the] shield of H4043 גִּבֹּרֵיהוּ gi·bo·rei·hu warriors his H1368 מְאָדָּם me·'a·dam [is] dyed red H119 אַנְשֵׁי־ 'an·shei- men of H582 חַיִל cha·yil strength H2428 מְתֻלָּעִים me·tu·la·'im [are] clothed in scarlet H8529 בְּאֵשׁ־ be·'esh- [are] in fire of H784 פְּלָדוֹת pe·la·dot iron(s) H6393 הָרֶכֶב ha·re·khev the chariotry H7393 בְּיוֹם be·yom on [the] day H3117 הֲכִינוֹ ha·khi·no prepares he H3559 וְהַבְּרֹשִׁים ve·ha·be·ro·shim and the cypresses H1265 הָרְעָלוּ ha·re·'a·lu they have been made to quiver H7477

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–10

Nineveh shall not put aside this judgment; there is no counsel or strength against the Lord. God looks upon proud cities, and brings them down. Particular account is given of the terrors wherein the invading enemy shall appear against Nineveh. The empire of Assyria is represented as a queen, about to be led captive to Babylon. Guilt in the conscience fills men with terror in an evil day; and what will treasures or glory do for us in times of distress, or in the day of wrath? Yet for such things how many lose their souls!

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ArmiesColorsChariotSoldiersShield

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.