Verse 2

Nahum 3:2

New Living Translation

2 Hear the crack of whips, the rumble of wheels! Horses’ hooves pound, and chariots clatter wildly.

Original Language Text

hebrew

ק֣וֹל שׁ֔וֹט וְ/ק֖וֹל רַ֣עַשׁ אוֹפָ֑ן וְ/ס֣וּס דֹּהֵ֔ר וּ/מֶרְכָּבָ֖ה מְרַקֵּדָֽה

English Translation

The sound of a storm and the sound of a shaking chariot and a racing horse and a dancing carriage.

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Chapter 3 Context

1 What sorrow awaits Nineveh, the city of murder and lies! She is crammed with wealth and is... Focus ↗

2 Hear the crack of whips, the rumble of wheels! Horses’ hooves pound, and chariots clatter w...

3 See the flashing swords and glittering spears as the charioteers charge past! There are countl... Focus ↗

4 All this because Nineveh, the beautiful and faithless city, mistress of deadly charms, enti... Focus ↗

5 “I am your enemy!” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. “And now I will lift your skirts and s... Focus ↗

6 I will cover you with filth and show the world how vile you really are. Focus ↗

7 All who see you will shrink back and say, ‘Nineveh lies in ruins. Where are the mourners?’ ... Focus ↗

8 Are you any better than the city of Thebes, situated on the Nile River, surrounded by water? S... Focus ↗

9 Ethiopia and the land of Egypt gave unlimited assistance. The nations of Put and Libya were... Focus ↗

10 Yet Thebes fell, and her people were led away as captives. Her babies were dashed to death ... Focus ↗

11 And you, Nineveh, will also stagger like a drunkard. You will hide for fear of the attacking enem... Focus ↗

12 All your fortresses will fall. They will be devoured like the ripe figs that fall into the mou... Focus ↗

13 Your troops will be as weak and helpless as women. The gates of your land will be opened wide... Focus ↗

14 Get ready for the siege! Store up water! Strengthen the defenses! Go into the pits to tramp... Focus ↗

15 But the fire will devour you; the sword will cut you down. The enemy will consume you like loc... Focus ↗

16 Your merchants have multiplied until they outnumber the stars. But like a swarm of locusts,<br... Focus ↗

17 Your guards and officials are also like swarming locusts that crowd together in the hedges on a c... Focus ↗

18 Your shepherds are asleep, O Assyrian king; your princes lie dead in the dust. Your people are... Focus ↗

19 There is no healing for your wound; your injury is fatal. All who hear of your destruction ... Focus ↗

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