Nahum 3:2

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 to the city of blood, totally deceitful, full of plunder, never without prey. The crack of the whip and rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and jolting chariot! 3Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end — they stumble over their dead. 4Because of the continual prostitution of the prostitute, the attractive mistress of sorcery, who treats nations and clans like merchandise by her prostitution and sorcery,

Nahum 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 warriors are dyed red; the valiant men are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariot flash like fire on the day of its battle preparations, and the spears are brandished.
• Judges 5:22The horses’ hooves then hammered — the galloping, galloping of his stallions.
• Job 39:22He laughs at fear, since he is afraid of nothing; he does not run from the sword.
• Isaiah 9:5For every trampling boot of battle and the bloodied garments of war will be burned as fuel for the fire.
• Jeremiah 47:3At the sound of the stomping hooves of his stallions, the rumbling of his chariots, and the clatter of their wheels, fathers will not turn back for their sons. They will be utterly helpless

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

Topics related to Nahum 3:2

• Chariot
• Whip

In the dictionaries

• Depart
• Rattling
• Army
• Assyria
• Nahum; the Book of
• War; Warfare

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