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Nahum 3:2
2The noise of the [cracking of the] whip, The noise of the rattling of the wheel, Galloping horses And rumbling and bounding chariots [in the assault of Nineveh]!
Nahum 3:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
- New International Version (NIV)The crack of whips, the clatter of wheels, galloping horses and jolting chariots!
- English Standard Version (ESV)The crack of the whip, and rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot!
- New King James Version (NKJV)The noise of a whip And the noise of rattling wheels, Of galloping horses, Of clattering chariots!
Context of Nahum 3:2
1Woe (judgment is coming) to the city of blood [guilty of murder and mayhem], completely full of lies and pillage; Her prey never departs [alive]. The noise of the [cracking of the] whip, The noise of the rattling of the wheel, Galloping horses And rumbling and bounding chariots [in the assault of Nineveh]! 3Horsemen charging, Swords flashing, spears gleaming, Many slain, a mass of corpses, No end of corpses— The horsemen stumble over the corpses! 4All because of the many acts of prostitution of [Nineveh] the prostitute, The charming and well-favored one, the mistress of sorceries, Who betrays nations by her acts of prostitution (idolatry) And families by her sorceries.
Read all of Nahum 3Nahum 3:2 word by word
ק֣וֹל שׁ֔וֹט וְק֖וֹל רַ֣עַשׁ אוֹפָ֑ן וְס֣וּס דֹּהֵ֔ר וּמֶרְכָּבָ֖ה מְרַקֵּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The noiseקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
- of a whipשׁוֹטshôţ · whipH7752
- and the noiseקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- of the rattlingרַ֫עַשׁra‛ash · quakingH7494
- of the wheelsאוֹפָן'ôphân 'ôphân · wheelH212
- and of the pransingדָּהַרdâhar · to rushH1725
- horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
- and of the jumpingרָקַדrâqad · to skip aboutH7540
- chariotsמֶרְכָּבָהmerkâbâh · chariotH4818
Cross-references for Nahum 3:2
- Nahum 2:3The shields of his soldiers [of Media and Babylon] are colored red; The warriors are dressed in scarlet. The chariots blaze with fire of [flashing] steel When he is prepared to march, And the cypress spears are brandished [for battle].
- Judges 5:22Then the horses’ hoofs beat [loudly] Because of the galloping—the galloping of his valiant and powerful steeds.
- Job 39:22He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And [in battle] he does not turn back from the sword.
- Isaiah 9:5For every boot of the marching warrior in the battle tumult, And [every soldier’s] garment rolled in blood, will be used for burning, fuel for the fire.
- Jeremiah 47:3Because of the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of the war-horses [of the Babylonian king], The rattling of his chariots, and the rumbling of his wheels, The fathers have not looked and turned back for their children, So weak are their hands [with terror]
Commentaries on Nahum 3:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The noise (literally, “voice”) of the whip - There is cry against cry; the voice of the enemy, brought upon them through the voice of the oppressed. Blood hath a voice which crieth Genesis 4:10 to heaven; its echo or counterpart, as it were, is the cry of the destroyer. All is urged on with terrific speed. The chariot-wheels quiver in the rapid onset; the chariots bound, like living things; the earth echoes with the whirling swiftness of the speed of the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3These short, abrupt phrases show how shocking it was to see and hear the battle as it happened. Assyrian chariots and charioteers were feared in many lands because of their speed and power.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The reader is transported into the midst of the fight (compare Jr 47:3). The "noise of the whips" urging on the horses (in the chariots) is heard, and of "the rattling of the wheels" of war chariots, and the "horses" are seen "prancing," and the "chariots jumping," &c.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Nahum 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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