Nahum 2:3
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.
Note Hebrew; alternately, the spears may be of pine or juniper or fir; LXX and Syriac they are prepared, and the horsemen rush to and fro.
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.
Note in scarlet: or, dyed scarlet
Note flaming: or, fiery
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.
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- made
- Isaiah 63:1–3; Zechariah 1:8; Zechariah 6:2; Revelation 6:4; Revelation 12:3
- in scarlet
- or, dyed scarlet. flaming. or, fiery. the firtree.
- Isaiah 14:8; Zechariah 11:2