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.
• 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!
• New Living Translation (NLT)Hear the crack of whips, the rumble of wheels! Horses’ hooves pound, and chariots clatter wildly.

Context of Nahum 3:2

1Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without victims! The crack of whips, the clatter of wheels, galloping horses and jolting chariots! 3Charging cavalry, flashing swords and glittering spears! Many casualties, piles of dead, bodies without number, people stumbling over the corpses— 4all because of the wanton lust of a prostitute, alluring, the mistress of sorceries, who enslaved nations by her prostitution and peoples by her witchcraft.

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 the soldiers are red; the warriors are clad in scarlet. The metal on the chariots flashes on the day they are made ready; the spears of juniper are brandished.
• Judges 5:22Then thundered the horses’ hooves— galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.
• Job 39:22It laughs at fear, afraid of nothing; it does not shy away from the sword.
• Isaiah 9:5Every warrior’s boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire.
• Jeremiah 47:3at the sound of the hooves of galloping steeds, at the noise of enemy chariots and the rumble of their wheels. Parents will not turn to help their children; their hands will hang limp.

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