NAH 2:3 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX (NAH 2:4) Ὅπλα δυναστείας αὐτῶν ἐξ ἀνθρώπων, ἄνδρας δυνατοὺς ἐμπαίζοντας ἐν πυρί· αἱ ἡνίαι τῶν ἁρμάτων αὐτῶν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἑτοιμασίας αὐτοῦ, καὶ οἱ ἱππεῖς θορυβηθήσονται
(Hopla dunasteias autōn ex anthrōpōn, andras dunatous empaizontas en puri; hai haʸniai tōn harmatōn autōn en haʸmera hetoimasias autou, kai hoi hippeis thorubaʸthaʸsontai)

BrTr (NAH 2:4) They have destroyed the arms of their power from among men, their mighty men sporting with fire: the reins of their chariots shall be destroyed in the day of his preparation, and the horsemen shall be thrown into confusion

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]

2:3 Hebrew; alternately, the spears may be of pine or juniper or fir; LXX and Syriac they are prepared, and the horsemen rush to and fro.

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.

2:3 The word for spear here is that of the wood used, and it is debated whether this is pine, cypress, or fir.

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.

2:? Hebrew “chariot”

2:? Literally “on the day of his preparation”

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 (NAH 2:4) (2-5) The chariots rush madly in the streets, they jostle one against another in the broad places; the appearance of them is like torches, they run to and fro like the lightnings.

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]

2.3 in scarlet: or, dyed scarlet

2.3 flaming: or, fiery

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))

2:3 Or, died scarlet.

2:3 Heb. fierie torches.

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 chariot is compassed/surrounded with flaming torches in the day of his expedition, and the fir staves are drenched in poison.)

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 glistens, his men of war are clothed in purple. His chariots are as fire, when he maketh/makes him forward, his archers are well decked 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 fiery, men of the host/army been in read clothes; reins of fire of chariot, in the day of his making ready; and the leaders thereof been asleep.)

Luth (NAH 2:4) Die Schilde seiner Starken sind rot, sein Heeresvolk siehet wie Purpur, seine Wagen leuchten wie Feuer, wenn er treffen will; ihre Spieße beben.
(The shields/signs(n) his strong_(ones) are rot, be troops see/look as/like purple_(stuff), his wagon/cart/chariot shine/glow as/like fire(n), if/when he meet will; their/her pikes/spears tremble/shake.)

ClVg Clypeus fortium ejus ignitus, viri exercitus in coccineis; igneæ habenæ currus in die præparationis ejus, et agitatores consopiti sunt.
(Shield of_the_brave his/her ignited, men army in/into/on dyed_scarlet; fiery rein chariot/coach in/into/on day preparation his/her, and drivers lulled are.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

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