Verse List for NAH 2:3

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OET (OET-RV) The enemy’s powerful warriors hold red shields, ⇔ ≈ and his soldiers are dressed in scarlet. ⇔ The metal on their chariots gleams ⇔  as they get them ready that day, ⇔ and their cypress spears are held ready.

OET-LV [fn] if/because YHWH he _will _restore DOM the _majesty _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) like_the _majesty _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) if/because they_have _laid _waste _to _them those _who_lay _waste and_their _vine _of_branches they _have _destroyed.

ULT The shields of his mighty men are red; the men of valor are clothed in scarlet; ⇔ the chariot, flashes with fire of metal on the day of preparing it, and the cypresses quiver.

UST The shields of Yahweh’s soldiers are red, ⇔  and they will wear bright red uniforms. ⇔  The metal of their chariot wheels will flash like fire when they prepare them for battle. ⇔  The spears will look like a forest of quivering cypress trees as the soldiers raise them.

BSB & MSB The shields of his mighty men are red; ⇔  the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. ⇔ The fittings of the chariots flash like fire ⇔  on the day they are prepared, ⇔ and the spears of cypress ⇔  have been brandished.[fn]

OEB ⇔  The shields of his warriors are dyed red, ⇔  his soldiers are clothed in scarlet, ⇔ his chariots gleam like fire ⇔  on the day he prepares for battle ⇔  spears are shaken.

WEBBE & WMBB The shield of his mighty men is made red. The valiant men are in scarlet. The chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the pine spears are brandished.

NET The shields of his warriors are dyed red; ⇔ the mighty soldiers are dressed in scarlet garments. ⇔ The metal fittings of the chariots shine ⇔ like fire on the day of battle; ⇔ the soldiers brandish their spears.

LSV The shield of his mighty ones has become red,
Men of might [are in] scarlet,
With fiery torches [is] the chariot in a day of his preparation,
And the firs have been caused to tremble.

FBV The shields of his chief soldiers are red; the warriors wear scarlet. His chariots flash like fire in the sunlight as he prepares for battle. Spears with their wooden shafts[fn] are held up and shaken.

T4T ⇔  The shields of the enemy soldiers who are coming to attack you will shine red as the sun shines on them, ⇔  and they will wear bright red uniforms. ⇔ The metal of their chariot wheels will flash when they line up before the battle, ⇔  and their soldiers will lift up their cypress/pine spears and wave them.

LEB
• The shields of his warriors are dyed red;
• The powerful men are dressed in scarlet.
• The metal of the chariots[fn] shines like fire on the day of battle ,[fn]
• and their spears quiver.

BBE The body-covers of his fighting men have been made red, the men of war are clothed in bright red: the war-carriages are like flames of fire in the day when he gets ready, the horses are shaking.

Moff The shields of his heroes are crimson, ⇔ the soldiers are clad in scarlet, ⇔ his armoured chariots gleam like fire, ⇔ and their horses prance at the muster;

JPS (2-4) The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet; the chariots are fire of steel in the day of his preparation, and the cypress spears are made to quiver.

ASV The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the cypress spears are brandished.

DRA The shield of his mighty men is like fire, the men of the army are clad in scarlet, the reins of the chariot are flaming in the day of his preparation, and the drivers are stupefied.

YLT The shield of his mighty ones is become red, Men of might [are in] scarlet, With fiery torches [is] the chariot in a day of his preparation, And the firs have been caused to tremble.

Drby The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots [glitter] with the sheen of steel, in the day of his preparation, and the spears are brandished.

RV The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the spears are shaken terribly.

SLT The shield of the strong ones being red, the men of strength being clothed in scarlet: with fire of irons the chariots in the day of his preparing, and the cypresses were made to tremble.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn][fn]

KJB-1611 The shield of his mightie men is made red, the valiant men are [fn]in scarlet: the charets shall bee with [fn]flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the firre trees shall bee terribly shaken.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

Bshps The shielde of his valiaunt souldiours is died red, his captaynes of warre are clad with scarlet: the charret is compassed with flammig torches in the day of his expedition, and the firre staues are drenched in poyson.
(The shield of his valiant soldiers is died red, his captains of war are clad with scarlet: the charret is compassed/surrounded with flammig torches in the day of his expedition, and the fir staves are drenched in poyson.)

Gnva The shield of his mightie men is made red: the valiant men are in skarlet: the charets shalbe as in the fire and flames in the day of his preparation, and the firre trees shall tremble.
(The shield of his mighty men is made red: the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be as in the fire and flames in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall tremble.)

Cvdl The shylde of his giauntes glistereth, his men of warre are clothed in purple. His charettes are as fyre, when he maketh him forwarde, his archers are wel deckte & trimmed.
(The shield of his giants glistereth, his men of war are clothed in purple. His chariots are as fire, when he maketh/makes him forward, his archers are well deckte and trimmed.)

Wycl The scheld of stronge men of hym ben firi, men of the oost ben in rede clothis; raynes of fire of chare, in the dai of his makyng redi; and the leederis therof ben asleep.
(The shield of strong men of him been firi, men of the host/army been in read clothes; raynes of fire of chare, in the day of his making ready; and the leaderis thereof been asleep.)

Luth Denn der HErr wird die Hoffart Jakobs vergelten wie die Hoffart Israels; denn die Ableser werden sie ablesen und ihre Feser verderben.
(Because the/of_the LORD becomes the pride/arrogance Yakob’s retaliate as/like the pride/arrogance Israel’s; because/than the Ableser become they/she/them read and their/her fate spoil/corrupt.)

ClVg Clypeus fortium ejus ignitus, viri exercitus in coccineis; igneæ habenæ currus in die præparationis ejus, et agitatores consopiti sunt.
(Clypeus of_the_brave his/her firetus, men army in/into/on coccineis; with_fireæ habenæ chariot/coach in/into/on day preparationnis his/her, and actsatores consopiti are.)

UHB 4 מָגֵ֨ן גִּבֹּרֵ֜י⁠הוּ מְאָדָּ֗ם אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֨יִל֙ מְתֻלָּעִ֔ים בְּ⁠אֵשׁ־פְּלָד֥וֹת הָ⁠רֶ֖כֶב בְּ⁠י֣וֹם הֲכִינ֑⁠וֹ וְ⁠הַ⁠בְּרֹשִׁ֖ים הָרְעָֽלוּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Διότι ἀπέστρεψε Κύριος τὴν ὕβριν Ἰακὼβ, καθὼς ὕβριν τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ, διότι ἐκτινάσσοντες ἐξετίναξαν αὐτοὺς, καὶ τὰ κλήματα αὐτῶν διέφθειραν.

BrTr For the Lord has turned aside the pride of Jacob, as the pride of Israel: for they have utterly rejected them, and have destroyed their branches.