Nahum 3:2
The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
Nahum 3:2 in other translations
| BSB | The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot! |
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| WEB | The noise of the whip, the noise of the rattling of wheels, prancing horses, and bounding chariots, |
| ASV | The noise of the whip, and the noise of the rattling of wheels, and prancing horses, and bounding chariots, |
| YLT | The sound of a whip, And the sound of the rattling of a wheel, And of a prancing horse, and of a bounding chariot, Of a horseman mounting. |
| DARBY | The crack of the whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the prancing horses, and of the bounding chariots! |
| BBE | The noise of the whip, and the noise of thundering wheels; horses rushing and war-carriages jumping, |
| Webster | The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the prancing horses, and of the bounding chariots. |
What does Nahum 3:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nahum 3:1-7
When proud sinners are brought down, others should learn not to lift themselves up. The fall of this great city should be a lesson to private persons, who increase wealth by fraud and oppression. They are preparing enemies for themselves; and if the Lord sees good to punish them in this world, they will have none to pity them. Every man who seeks his own prosperity, safety, and peace, should not only act in an…
Nahum 3:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Nahum 3:2
- Jeremiah 47:3
At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;
- Nahum 2:3-4
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. The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.
- Judges 5:22
Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.
- Job 39:22-25
He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
- Isaiah 9:5
For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2:3,4; Jud 5:22; Job 39:22-25; Isa 9:5; Jer 47:3
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Context
- Nahum 3:1
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
- Nahum 3:2
The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
- Nahum 3:3
The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
Nahum 3:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Sonido de látigo, y estruendo de movimiento de ruedas; y caballo atropellador, y carro saltador; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Bruit du fouet et fracas des roues, et galop des chevaux, et chars qui bondissent;… |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Peitschenknall und Getöse des Rädergerassels, und jagende Rosse und aufspringende Wagen; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Vox flagelli, et vox impetus rotæ, et equi frementis, et quadrigæ ferventis, et equitis ascendentis, |