Nahum 2:5
Nahum 2:5 in Multiple Translations
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.
He remembereth his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.
He takes the record of his great men: they go falling on their way; they go quickly to the wall, the cover is made ready.
He shouts orders to his officers. They stumble as they rush to attack the wall. The battering ram is set up.
He shall remember his strong men: they shall stumble as they goe: they shall make haste to the walles thereof, and the defence shall bee prepared.
He doth remember his honourable ones, They stumble in their goings, They hasten [to] its wall, and prepared is the covering.
He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place.
He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defense shall be prepared.
He will muster up his valiant men, they shall stumble in their march: they shall quickly get upon the walls thereof: and a covering shall be prepared.
Meanwhile, your king will summon his officers who will stumble as they try to come quickly. They will dash to the city wall, holding their shields to protect themselves.
Berean Amplified Bible — Nahum 2:5
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Nahum 2:5 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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בַּֽ/חוּצוֹת֙
יִתְהוֹלְל֣וּ
הָ/רֶ֔כֶב
יִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּ/ן
בָּ/רְחֹב֑וֹת
מַרְאֵי/הֶן֙
כַּ/לַּפִּידִ֔ם
כַּ/בְּרָקִ֖ים
יְרוֹצֵֽצוּ
בַּֽ/חוּצוֹת֙
chûwts
H2351
outside
Prep | N-mp
יִתְהוֹלְל֣וּ
hâlal
H1984
to shine
V-r-Imperf-3mp
הָ/רֶ֔כֶב
rekeb
H7393
chariot
Art | N-ms
יִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּ/ן
shâqaq
H8264
to rush
V-f-Imperf-3mp | Suff
בָּ/רְחֹב֑וֹת
rᵉchôb
H7339
street/plaza
Prep | N-fp
מַרְאֵי/הֶן֙
marʼeh
H4758
appearance
N-ms | Suff
כַּ/לַּפִּידִ֔ם
lappîyd
H3940
torch
Prep | N-mp
כַּ/בְּרָקִ֖ים
bârâq
H1300
to use lightning
Prep | N-mp
יְרוֹצֵֽצוּ
rûwts
H7323
to run
V-o-Imperf-3mp
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Hebrew Word Reference — Nahum 2:5
בַּֽ/חוּצוֹת֙
chûwts
H2351
"outside"
Prep | N-mp
This word means outside or outdoors, referring to something beyond a wall or boundary. It can also mean a street or highway, as seen in various KJV translations, including abroad, field, and without.
Definition: outside, outward, street, the outside
Usage: Occurs in 158 OT verses. KJV: abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without. See also: Genesis 6:14; 2 Chronicles 24:8; Psalms 18:43.
יִתְהוֹלְל֣וּ
hâlal
H1984
"to shine"
V-r-Imperf-3mp
To be foolish means to act wildly or make a show, like the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18:29. It can also mean to celebrate or boast, as in Psalm 38:5.
Definition: 1) to shine 1a) (Qal) to shine (fig. of God's favour) 1b) (Hiphil) to flash forth light
Usage: Occurs in 140 OT verses. KJV: (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine. See also: Genesis 12:15; Psalms 113:1; Psalms 5:6.
הָ/רֶ֔כֶב
rekeb
H7393
"chariot"
Art | N-ms
The Hebrew word for chariot refers to a vehicle, team of horses, or cavalry. It is also used to describe the upper millstone in a grinding mill. Chariots were important in biblical times for transportation and war.
Definition: : chariot 1) a team, chariot, chariotry, mill-stone, riders 1a) chariotry, chariots 1b) chariot (single) 1c) upper millstone (as riding on lower millstone) 1d) riders, troop (of riders), horsemen, pair of horsemen, men riding, ass-riders, camel-riders Also means: re.khev (רֶ֫כֶב ": millstone" H7393H)
Usage: Occurs in 104 OT verses. KJV: chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon. See also: Genesis 50:9; 2 Kings 8:21; Psalms 20:8.
יִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּ/ן
shâqaq
H8264
"to rush"
V-f-Imperf-3mp | Suff
This Hebrew word means to rush or run about, often implying a strong desire or greed. It's used to describe seeking something eagerly, like a wild animal. In the Bible, it appears in contexts like Psalm 42:1, where the psalmist longs for God.
Definition: 1) to run, run about, rush, run to and fro, be eager or greedy or thirsty 1a) (Qal) roving, ranging, longing, rush out upon (participle) 1b) (Hithpalpel) to rush to and fro, rush back and forth
Usage: Occurs in 6 OT verses. KJV: have appetite, justle one against another, long, range, run (to and fro). See also: Psalms 107:9; Isaiah 33:4; Proverbs 28:15.
בָּ/רְחֹב֑וֹת
rᵉchôb
H7339
"street/plaza"
Prep | N-fp
A street or plaza, referring to a public area or open space, like a marketplace or a thoroughfare. This word is used to describe urban settings and community gathering places, often in stories about city life and trade. It appears in books like Nehemiah and Jeremiah.
Definition: broad or open place or plaza
Usage: Occurs in 41 OT verses. KJV: broad place (way), street. See also H1050 (בֵּית רְחוֹב). See also: Genesis 19:2; Proverbs 7:12; Psalms 55:12.
מַרְאֵי/הֶן֙
marʼeh
H4758
"appearance"
N-ms | Suff
This Hebrew word refers to a sight or appearance, and can describe something beautiful or a supernatural vision. It encompasses various aspects of seeing, including physical and mental perceptions, and is used in different contexts throughout the Bible.
Definition: 1) sight, appearance, vision 1a) sight, phenomenon, spectacle, appearance, vision 1b) what is seen 1c) a vision (supernatural) 1d) sight, vision (power of seeing)
Usage: Occurs in 82 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] apparently, appearance(-reth), [idiom] as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision. See also: Genesis 2:9; Job 41:1; Isaiah 11:3.
כַּ/לַּפִּידִ֔ם
lappîyd
H3940
"torch"
Prep | N-mp
A torch or lamp, this word refers to a burning flame or fire. In the Bible, it describes a light source or a symbol of God's power.
Definition: torch
Usage: Occurs in 13 OT verses. KJV: (fire-) brand, (burning) lamp, lightning, torch. See also: Genesis 15:17; Job 12:5; Isaiah 62:1.
כַּ/בְּרָקִ֖ים
bârâq
H1300
"to use lightning"
Prep | N-mp
This word refers to lightning, a bright and powerful force of nature. It is also used to describe a flashing sword, conveying a sense of speed and intensity.
Definition: to flash (with lightning)
Usage: Occurs in 21 OT verses. KJV: bright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning. See also: Exodus 19:16; Jeremiah 10:13; Psalms 18:15.
יְרוֹצֵֽצוּ
rûwts
H7323
"to run"
V-o-Imperf-3mp
To run or rush, often used to describe someone moving quickly, as seen in the story of the runners in Jeremiah 51:31. This verb appears in various forms, including running swiftly or darting. It is used to convey a sense of urgency or haste.
Definition: : run/runner/messenger 1) to run 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to run 1a2) runners (participle as subst) 1b) (Polel) to run swiftly, dart 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring or move quickly, hurry 1c2) to drive away from, cause to run away
Usage: Occurs in 92 OT verses. KJV: break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post. See also: Genesis 18:2; 2 Kings 11:6; Psalms 18:30.
Study Notes — Nahum 2:5
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Context — The Overthrow of Nineveh
3The 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.
4The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.
5He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.
6The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses. 7It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremiah 46:12 | The nations have heard of your shame, and your outcry fills the earth, because warrior stumbles over warrior and both of them have fallen together.” |
| 2 | Jeremiah 51:27–28 | “Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her— Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts. Prepare the nations for battle against her— the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule. |
| 3 | Jeremiah 50:29 | Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. |
| 4 | Nahum 3:18 | O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them. |
| 5 | Nahum 3:3 | Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end— they stumble over their dead— |
| 6 | Isaiah 5:27 | None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken. |
| 7 | Isaiah 21:5 | They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields! |