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They dash to the city wall; the protective shield is put in place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nahum/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The king shouts to his officers; they stumble in their haste, rushing to the walls to set up their defenses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nahum/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He remembers his officers; they stumble as they go, they hasten to the wall; the siege tower is set up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nahum/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nahum/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nahum/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He remembers his nobles; They stumble in their walk; They make haste to her walls, And the defense is prepared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nahum/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He remembers his officers; They stumble in their advance, They hurry to her wall, And the mantelet is set up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nahum/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He remembers his nobles; They stumble in their march, They hurry to her wall, And the mantelet is set up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nahum/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He remembers his nobles; They stumble in their march, They hurry to her wall, And the mantelet is set up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nahum/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He remembers his mighty ones; They stumble in their march; They hurry to her wall, And the mantelet is set up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nahum/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He remembers <i>and</i> summons his nobles; They stumble in their march [terrified because of the attack]. They hurry to the city wall, And the mantelet is prepared <i>and</i> firmly set up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nahum/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He gives orders to his officers; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nahum/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He gives orders to his officers; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nahum/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He remembereth his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nahum/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />An officer gives a command. But his soldiers stumble, as they hasten to build a shelter to protect themselves against rocks thrown down from the city wall. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nahum/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He remembereth his worthies: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nahum/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He remembers his best fighting men. They stumble over themselves as they march. They hurry to Nineveh's wall. The shield has been set up for the battering ram.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nahum/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The officers are summoned; they stumble as they press forward. The attackers rush to the wall and set up the shield for the battering ram. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nahum/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He will remember to summon his finest troops. They will stumble on their way, hurrying over to Nineveh's wall. Their defensive shield is in place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nahum/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nahum/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The commander orders his officers; they stumble as they advance; they rush to the city wall and they set up the covered siege tower. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nahum/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nahum/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nahum/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nahum/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He remembers his majestic ones, "" They stumble in their goings, "" They hurry [to] its wall, "" And the covering is prepared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nahum/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He doth remember his honourable ones, They stumble in their goings, They hasten to its wall, and prepared is the covering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nahum/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He shall make mention of his chiefs: they shall be weak in their goings; they shall hasten to her wall, and the covering was prepared.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nahum/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nahum/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He will call to mind his strong ones; they will destroy along their journey. They will quickly ascend its walls, and a shelter will be prepared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nahum/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />His picked troops are called, ranks break at their charge; To the wall they rush, their screen is set up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nahum/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He calls his officers; they stumble as they come forward; they hasten to the wall, and the mantelet is set up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nahum/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The soldiers are obedient to their officers; they stumble as they march; they make haste to the wall, and the battlements are prepared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nahum/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They shall seize their Rulers and they shall be stumbled in their marching and they shall hurry to the wall and they shall prepare the battlements<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nahum/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He bethinketh himself of his worthies; They stumble in their march; They make haste to the wall thereof, And the mantelet is prepared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nahum/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And their mighty men shall bethink themselves and flee by day; and they shall be weak as they go; and they shall hasten to her walls, and shall prepare their defences.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nahum/2-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1vC_xxtlDxA?start=216" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nahum/2.htm">The Overthrow of Nineveh</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: yiz·kōr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">He summons</a> <a href="/hebrew/117.htm" title="117: ’ad·dî·rāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Majestic. From 'adar; wide or large; figuratively, powerful.">his nobles;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm" title="3782: yik·kā·šə·lū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To stumble, stagger, totter. A primitive root; to totter or waver; by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall.">they stumble</a> <a href="/hebrew/1979.htm" title="1979: ḇa·hă·li·ḵō·ṯå̄m (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A going, way, traveling company. Feminine of haliyk; a walking; by implication, a procession or march, a caravan.">as they advance.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4116.htm" title="4116: yə·ma·hă·rū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To hasten. A primitive root; properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. to hurry; often used adverbially, promptly.">They race</a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: ḥō·w·mā·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">to its wall;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5526.htm" title="5526: has·sō·ḵêḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- Or sakak; a primitive root; properly, to entwine as a screen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, protect.">the protective shield</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: wə·hu·ḵan (Conj-w:: V-Hofal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">is set in place.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Isaiah 13:17-18</a></span><br />Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold. / Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-9.htm">Jeremiah 50:9</a></span><br />For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-11.htm">Jeremiah 51:11</a></span><br />Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD—vengeance for His temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Ezekiel 21:22</a></span><br />In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-7.htm">Isaiah 21:7-9</a></span><br />When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.” / Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post. / Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-42.htm">Jeremiah 50:42</a></span><br />They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm">Isaiah 13:4</a></span><br />Listen, a tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/22-6.htm">Isaiah 22:6-7</a></span><br />Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield. / Your choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-23.htm">Jeremiah 6:23</a></span><br />They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Ezekiel 23:23-24</a></span><br />the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses. / They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16</a></span><br />And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a></span><br />Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-19.htm">Revelation 19:19</a></span><br />Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-6.htm">Matthew 24:6-7</a></span><br />You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. / Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">recount.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/21-5.htm">Isaiah 21:5</a></b></br> Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, <i>and</i> anoint the shield.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-29.htm">Jeremiah 50:29</a></b></br> Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Jeremiah 51:27,28</a></b></br> Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers… </p><p class="hdg">worthies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Nahum 3:3</a></b></br> The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and <i>there is</i> a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and <i>there is</i> none end of <i>their</i> corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-27.htm">Isaiah 5:27</a></b></br> None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/46-12.htm">Jeremiah 46:12</a></b></br> The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, <i>and</i> they are fallen both together.</p><p class="hdg">defence.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/6-12.htm">City</a> <a href="/nahum/1-7.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/nahum/2-4.htm">Dash</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-4.htm">Defence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-4.htm">Defense</a> <a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Great</a> <a href="/joel/3-11.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/joel/3-11.htm">Hasten</a> <a href="/micah/2-8.htm">Honourable</a> <a href="/joel/3-11.htm">Hurry</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">March</a> <a href="/jonah/3-7.htm">Nobles</a> <a href="/daniel/1-18.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/jonah/1-15.htm">Picked</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/micah/2-7.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/hosea/13-12.htm">Record</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-16.htm">Recount</a> <a href="/micah/6-5.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-20.htm">Remembers</a> <a href="/micah/1-11.htm">Shelter</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Shield</a> <a href="/hosea/14-9.htm">Stumble</a> <a href="/daniel/3-13.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-3.htm">Summons</a> <a href="/nahum/1-8.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Troops</a> <a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/micah/7-4.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/nahum/2-1.htm">Way</a> <a href="/nahum/3-18.htm">Worthies</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nahum/2-7.htm">City</a> <a href="/nahum/3-17.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/malachi/2-13.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/matthew/4-6.htm">Dash</a> <a href="/luke/12-11.htm">Defence</a> <a href="/nahum/3-8.htm">Defense</a> <a href="/nahum/3-12.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Great</a> <a href="/mark/6-25.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/genesis/19-22.htm">Hasten</a> <a href="/nahum/3-10.htm">Honourable</a> <a href="/mark/6-25.htm">Hurry</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">March</a> <a href="/nahum/3-18.htm">Nobles</a> <a href="/matthew/26-57.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/matthew/14-20.htm">Picked</a> <a href="/nahum/2-9.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-2.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-2.htm">Record</a> <a href="/genesis/40-8.htm">Recount</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-2.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/john/16-21.htm">Remembers</a> <a href="/acts/27-4.htm">Shelter</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Shield</a> <a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Stumble</a> <a href="/matthew/2-7.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/genesis/46-33.htm">Summons</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Troops</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-15.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/nahum/3-8.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Way</a> <a href="/nahum/3-18.htm">Worthies</a><div class="vheading2">Nahum 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nahum/2-1.htm">The fearful and victorious armies of God against Nineveh.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the historical context, Assyria was known for its powerful and organized military structure, with nobles often serving as commanders or high-ranking officials. The summoning of nobles suggests urgency and the need for leadership in the face of impending danger. This reflects the broader theme of divine judgment against Nineveh, as prophesied by Nahum, where even the mightiest leaders are rendered powerless.<p><b>they stumble as they advance.</b><br>The imagery of stumbling conveys chaos and disarray among the Assyrian forces. This could symbolize the confusion and panic that ensues when God's judgment is upon a nation. The stumbling of the nobles, despite their status and experience, highlights the futility of human efforts against divine will. This can be connected to other biblical instances where God causes confusion among enemy ranks, such as in <a href="/exodus/14-24.htm">Exodus 14:24-25</a> during the pursuit of the Israelites by the Egyptians.<p><b>They race to its wall;</b><br>The urgency in racing to the wall suggests a defensive maneuver, indicating that the city is under siege. In ancient warfare, city walls were crucial for protection, and defending them was a priority. This reflects the historical context of Nineveh's fall, where the city's defenses were ultimately breached. The phrase underscores the desperation and haste of the Assyrian forces as they attempt to protect their stronghold.<p><b>the protective shield is set in place.</b><br>The setting of the protective shield refers to the use of large shields or mantlets in ancient warfare to protect soldiers from enemy attacks, particularly during sieges. This detail highlights the defensive preparations taken by the Assyrians. However, despite these efforts, the prophecy foretells their downfall, emphasizing the theme of inevitable divine judgment. The protective shield, while a symbol of human defense, is ultimately ineffective against God's decreed destruction of Nineveh.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/he.htm">He (The Assyrian King)</a></b><br>The verse refers to the Assyrian king, likely Sennacherib or one of his successors, who is summoning his nobles in a time of crisis.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nobles.htm">Nobles</a></b><br>These are the high-ranking officials or military leaders of Assyria, who are called to action in defense of the city.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wall.htm">The Wall</a></b><br>Represents the fortifications of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, which is under threat of attack.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/protective_shield.htm">Protective Shield</a></b><br>A defensive measure used in ancient warfare, possibly referring to a large shield or a formation used to protect the city from invaders.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/stumbling.htm">Stumbling</a></b><br>This action indicates a sense of urgency and disarray among the Assyrian forces, suggesting a lack of preparedness or divine intervention against them.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_on_pride.htm">Divine Judgment on Pride</a></b><br>The stumbling of the nobles signifies God's judgment on the pride and arrogance of Assyria. It serves as a reminder that no earthly power can stand against God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/urgency_and_disarray.htm">Urgency and Disarray</a></b><br>The hurried and stumbling advance of the nobles reflects the futility of human efforts without God's guidance. In times of crisis, reliance on God brings true stability.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The setting of the protective shield and the defense of the city highlight the ultimate futility of human defenses against divine judgment. Trust in God, not in human strength, is paramount.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparedness_in_spiritual_warfare.htm">Preparedness in Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as the Assyrians were caught unprepared, Christians are called to be spiritually vigilant and prepared, wearing the full armor of God as described in <a href="/bsb/ephesians/6.htm">Ephesians 6</a>.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nahum_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nahum 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_walls_of_jerusalem.htm">What are the Walls of Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_to_belshazzar.htm">What happened to Belshazzar during the feast?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_'tower_of_david'_in_song_4_4.htm">Is there archaeological evidence to support the mention of the 'tower of David' and its 'thousand shields' in Song of Solomon 4:4?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_good_conscience.htm">What are the key themes of the Minor Prophets?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nahum/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">And the defence shall be prepared.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">but</span> [there] <span class= "ital">the storming-shed has been prepared.</span> Here the surprise and disorder of Nineveh is more plainly portrayed. The Assyrian king bethinks him of his stoutest warriors, but they <span class= "ital">stumble in their paths</span> in nervous perplexity. Men ran to the city wall, but against it the besiegers have already erected their storming-shed--a proceeding which ought to have been prevented by the discharge of stones and other missiles from the walls. The storming-shed protected the battering-rams. Of the representations of these preserved in the monuments of Nineveh, Professor Rawlinson thus writes: "All of them were covered with a framework, which was of osier wood, felt, or skins, for the better protection of those who worked the implement. . . . Some appear to have been stationary, others provided with wheels. . . . Again, sometimes combined with the ram and its framework was a movable tower containing soldiers, who at once fought the enemy on a level, and protected the engine from their attacks (<span class= "ital">Ancient Monarchies,</span> i. 470).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nahum/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - The prophet turns to the Ninevites and their preparations for defence. <span class="cmt_word">He shall recount his worthies;</span> <span class="accented">he remembers his nobles.</span> The King of Nineveh calls to mind the mighty captains who have often led his armies to victory, and sends them to defend the walls (comp. <a href="/nahum/3-18.htm">Nahum 3:18</a>). The LXX., anticipating the next clause, adds here, <span class="greek">καὶ φεύξονται ἡμέρας</span>, "and they shall flee by day." <span class="cmt_word">They shall stumble in their walk.</span> In their fear and baste, or half drunken, they totter and stumble as they hasten to the walls of the city. <span class="cmt_word">The defence shall be prepared;</span> literally, <span class="accented">the covering is prepared.</span> If this refers to the operations of the Ninevites, it means some kind of breastwork or fascine erected between the towers; but it most probably depicts the sight that meets their eyes from the wails. They see the besiegers bringing up their mantelets and towers. As used by the Assyrians, the machine called "the covering" is either a wooden tower or a wicker mantelet in which was suspended a battering ram. It stood on four or six wheels, and the larger sort had archers posted in the various stories, both to annoy the enemy and to defend the engine. The rams were provided with lance headed extremities, and must have rather picked at and loosened the courses of bricks of which the walls were composed than battered them down (see Bonomi, 'Nineveh and its Palaces,' pp. 160, 234, 243, etc. Layard, 'Nineveh,' ch. 5. p. 376, etc., figs. 57, 58). The Septuagint rendering applies rather to the besieged, <span class="greek">Ἐτοιμάσουσι τὰς προφυλακὰς</span> <span class="greek">αὐτῶν</span>, "They shall prepare their defences." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nahum/2-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He summons</span><br /><span class="heb">יִזְכֹּר֙</span> <span class="translit">(yiz·kōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his nobles;</span><br /><span class="heb">אַדִּירָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ad·dî·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_117.htm">Strong's 117: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wide, large, powerful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they stumble</span><br /><span class="heb">יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yik·kā·šə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3782.htm">Strong's 3782: </a> </span><span class="str2">To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as they advance.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּהֲלִֽיכָתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ba·hă·lî·ḵā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1979.htm">Strong's 1979: </a> </span><span class="str2">A walking, a procession, march, a caravan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They race</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמַֽהֲרוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ma·hă·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4116.htm">Strong's 4116: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to its wall;</span><br /><span class="heb">חֽוֹמָתָ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·w·mā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall of protection</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the protective shield</span><br /><span class="heb">הַסֹּכֵֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(has·sō·ḵêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5526.htm">Strong's 5526: </a> </span><span class="str2">To entwine as a, screen, to fence in, cover over, protect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is set in place.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֻכַ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hu·ḵan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nahum/2-5.htm">Nahum 2:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nahum/2-5.htm">Nahum 2:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nahum/2-5.htm">Nahum 2:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nahum/2-5.htm">Nahum 2:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nahum/2-5.htm">Nahum 2:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nahum/2-5.htm">Nahum 2:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nahum/2-5.htm">Nahum 2:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nahum/2-5.htm">Nahum 2:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nahum/2-5.htm">Nahum 2:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nahum/2-5.htm">Nahum 2:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nahum/2-5.htm">OT Prophets: Nahum 2:5 He summons his picked troops (Nah. 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