Nahum 2:5
He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.
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.
Note worthies: or, gallants
Note defence: Heb. covering, or, coverer
He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place.
He remembereth his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- recount
- Isaiah 21:5; Jeremiah 50:29; Jeremiah 51:27, 28
- worthies
- or, gallants. they shall stumble.
- Nahum 3:3; Isaiah 5:27; Jeremiah 46:12