Nahum 2:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For the LORD has restored the glory of Jacob, as the glory of Israel. Even though plunderers have ravaged them and destroyed their vines.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    The shield{H4043} of his mighty men{H1368} is made red,{H119} the valiant{H2428} men{H582} are in scarlet:{H8529} the chariots{H7393} flash{H784} with steel{H6393} in the day{H3117} of his preparation,{H3559} and the cypress [spears]{H1265} are brandished.{H7477}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The shield{H4043} of his mighty men{H1368} is made red{H119}{(H8794)}, the valiant{H2428} men{H582} are in scarlet{H8529}{(H8794)}: the chariots{H7393} shall be with flaming{H784} torches{H6393} in the day{H3117} of his preparation{H3559}{(H8687)}, and the fir trees{H1265} shall be terribly shaken{H7477}{(H8717)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The shylde of his giauntes glistereth, his men of warre are clothed in purple. His charettes are as fyre, when he maketh him forwarde, his archers are wel deckte & trimmed.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The shield of his mightie men is made red: the valiant men are in skarlet: the charets shalbe as in the fire and flames in the day of his preparation, and the firre trees shall tremble.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The shielde of his valiaunt souldiours is died red, his captaynes of warre are clad with scarlet: the charret is compassed with flammig torches in the day of his expedition, and the firre staues are drenched in poyson.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    The shield of his mighty ones is become red, Men of might `are in' scarlet, With fiery torches `is' the chariot in a day of his preparation, And the firs have been caused to tremble.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For the Lord will make good the vine of Jacob, as well as the vine of Israel: for the wasters have made them waste and sent destruction on the branches of their vine.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Prophetic Vision of the Fall of Nineveh The shields of his warriors are dyed red; the mighty soldiers are dressed in scarlet garments. The chariots are in flashing metal fittings on the day of battle; the soldiers brandish their spears.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 23:14-15 : 14 But she went even further with her adulteries. She saw men carved on the walls, images of the Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion. 15 They were girded with belts at their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads. All of them looked like officers, resembling the men of Babylon, born in Chaldea.
  • Zech 1:8 : 8 I saw during the night, and behold, a man was riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
  • Zech 6:2 : 2 The first chariot had red horses, the second chariot had black horses,
  • Zech 11:2 : 2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, because the majestic trees are destroyed! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has come down!
  • Rev 6:4 : 4 Then another horse came out, fiery red. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth, so that people would kill one another, and he was given a large sword.
  • Rev 12:3 : 3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: a large fiery red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on its heads.
  • Isa 14:8 : 8 Even the cypresses rejoice over you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, 'Since you were laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.'
  • Isa 63:1-3 : 1 Who is this coming from Edom, with garments stained red from Bozrah? This one, splendid in his clothing, striding forward in the greatness of his strength. "It is I, proclaiming righteousness, mighty to save." 2 Why are your clothes red, and your garments like those of someone who treads in a winepress? 3 "I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the nations, no one was with me. I trampled them in my anger and crushed them in my wrath; their lifeblood splattered my garments, and I stained all my clothing."

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Nah 2:4-5
    2 verses
    85%

    4 The shields of his warriors are stained red; his mighty men are dressed in scarlet. The chariots flash with fire as they are made ready, and the spears of cypress are brandished.

    5 The chariots race wildly through the streets; they rush back and forth in the squares. Their appearance is like torches, and they dart about like lightning.

  • Joel 2:2-7
    6 verses
    78%

    2 It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness. Like the dawn spreading over the mountains, a great and mighty army comes, unlike any seen before, and none will be seen again for generations to follow.

    3 Before them, fire devours; behind them, flames blaze. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is a desolate wilderness—nothing escapes them.

    4 Their appearance is like that of horses; like warhorses, they run.

    5 With the noise of chariots, they leap over the mountaintops, like the crackling of a blazing fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army arrayed for battle.

    6 Before them, nations writhe in anguish; every face turns pale.

    7 They charge like mighty warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. Each marches in formation without veering off course.

  • Isa 22:6-8
    3 verses
    75%

    6 Elam carried a quiver, along with chariots and horsemen. Kir laid bare the shield.

    7 Your choicest valleys were filled with chariots, and the horsemen took their stand at the gate.

    8 The covering of Judah was removed. In that day, you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.

  • Nah 3:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2 The sound of whips, the clatter of wheels, galloping horses, and jolting chariots.

    3 Charging horsemen, flashing swords, glittering spears—a vast number of slain, a heap of corpses with no end. People stumble over the dead bodies.

  • Nah 2:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 See, on the mountains, the feet of the one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your festivals, Judah, and fulfill your vows, for the wicked one will never again pass through you; he is completely cut off.

    2 The scatterer has come against your face. Guard the fortress, watch the road, strengthen your loins, muster all your strength!

  • Jer 46:3-5
    3 verses
    73%

    3 Prepare your shields, both small and large, and march out for battle!

    4 Harness the horses, and mount the riders! Take your positions with helmets on! Polish the spears, and put on your armor!

    5 Why do I see them terrified, retreating? Their warriors are beaten down; they flee in haste without looking back—terror is all around! declares the Lord.

  • Isa 31:9
    73%

    9 Their stronghold will pass away because of terror, and their officers will flee in panic at the signal. This is the declaration of the LORD, whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

  • Isa 5:28
    73%

    28 Their arrows are sharp, and all their bows are drawn. The hooves of their horses are like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind.

  • Jer 22:7
    73%

    7 I will send destroyers against you, each with his weapons. They will cut down your choice cedars and throw them into the fire.

  • Ezek 26:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9 'He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls, and he will demolish your towers with his weapons.'

    10 'The dust from his many horses will cover you. The noise of the horsemen, the wheels, and the chariots will make your walls shake when he enters your gates like warriors entering a breached city.'

  • Jer 46:9
    72%

    9 Charge, you horses! Drive furiously, you charioteers! Let the warriors march out—Cush and Put, wielding shields, and the Ludim, skilled in using the bow.

  • Jer 47:3
    72%

    3 At the sound of galloping hooves of mighty horses, at the rumbling of their chariots and the roar of their wheels, fathers will not turn to help their children, for their hands will be exhausted.

  • Isa 10:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17 The Light of Israel will become a fire, their Holy One a flame; it will burn and devour his thorns and briars in a single day.

    18 The glory of his forest and his fruitful fields will be consumed, both soul and body. It will be as when a sick man wastes away.

  • Isa 9:5
    72%

    5 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

  • Zech 10:5
    71%

    5 They will be like mighty warriors, trampling through the mire of the streets in battle. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses will be put to shame.

  • Jer 6:23
    71%

    23 They grasp bow and spear; they are cruel and show no mercy. Their sound roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, arrayed as men for battle against you, Daughter Zion.'

  • Hab 1:8
    71%

    8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than evening wolves. Their horsemen charge ahead; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like an eagle swooping to devour.

  • Joel 3:9
    71%

    9 Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Arouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men draw near and advance.

  • Isa 30:32
    70%

    32 Every stroke the LORD lays on them with his punishing rod will be to the sound of tambourines and harps, as he fights them in battle with the blows of his arm.

  • Joel 2:10
    70%

    10 Before them, the earth quakes, the heavens tremble. The sun and moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their brightness.

  • Hag 2:22
    70%

    22 I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders. Horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.

  • Lam 2:3
    70%

    3 In his fierce anger, he has cut off every horn of Israel. He has withdrawn his right hand from the presence of the enemy and burned in Jacob like a blazing fire that engulfs everything around it.

  • Ezek 39:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9 Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and set fire to and burn the weapons—the shields, the small and large shields, the bows and arrows, the wooden clubs, and the spears. They will use them to make fires for seven years.

    10 They will not gather wood from the fields or cut it from the forests, because they will use the weapons as fuel. They will plunder those who plundered them and loot those who looted them, declares the Lord GOD.

  • Isa 63:2
    70%

    2 Why are your clothes red, and your garments like those of someone who treads in a winepress?

  • Isa 31:4
    70%

    4 For this is what the LORD said to me: As a lion or a young lion growls over its prey, and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not frightened by their voice or disturbed by their noise, so the LORD of Hosts will come down to fight for Mount Zion and its hill.

  • Isa 37:24
    70%

    24 Through your servants you have mocked the Lord. You have said, "With my many chariots I have ascended the heights of the mountains, the utmost parts of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars and its choicest cypress trees. I have reached its remotest heights, the densest of its forests.

  • Jer 4:13
    70%

    13 Behold, he comes up like clouds, his chariots are like a whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!

  • Job 39:23
    70%

    23 The quiver rattles against it, along with the flashing spear and javelin.

  • Jer 46:22
    69%

    22 Her voice will hiss like a serpent as they advance in force; with axes they come against her, like those who cut down trees.

  • Ps 120:4
    69%

    4 Sharp arrows of a warrior, along with burning coals of the broom tree.

  • Zech 6:2
    69%

    2 The first chariot had red horses, the second chariot had black horses,

  • Ezek 38:19
    69%

    19 In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare: On that day, there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

  • Ps 97:3
    69%

    3 Fire goes before Him and burns up His adversaries all around.

  • Zech 11:2
    69%

    2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, because the majestic trees are destroyed! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has come down!