Nahum 2:5

Nahum 2:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

5Nineveh summons her picked troops,

yet they stumble on their way.

They dash to the city wall;

the protective shield is put in place.

5He remembers his officers;

They stumble in their advance,

They hurry to her wall,

And the 2:5 I.e., a shield used for stopping projectilesmantelet is set up.

5He remembers his nobles;

They stumble in their march,

They hurry to her wall,

And the mantelet is set up.

5 2:5 Perhaps the Assyrian king.He remembers and summons his nobles;

They stumble in their march [terrified because of the attack].

They hurry to the city wall,

And the 2:5 A large shield or portable shelter used for deflecting stones, spears and arrows.mantelet is prepared and firmly set up.

5He summons his nobles;

they stumble as they advance.

They race to its wall;

the protective shield is set in place.

5Nineveh sends for their special troops.

But they trip and fall on their way.

They run toward the city wall.

They keep their shield in front of them.