Nahum 3:2

The noise of the whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the neighing horse, and of the running chariot, and of the horsemen coming up,

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.

In Context

1Woe to thee, O city of blood, all full of lies and violence: rapine shall not depart from thee.

3And of the shining sword, and of the glittering spear, and of a multitude slain, and of a grievous destruction: and there is no end of carcasses, and they shall fall down on their dead bodies.

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Cross References

Judges 5:22The hoofs of the horses were broken whilst the stoutest of the enemies fled amain, and fell headlong down.

Isaiah 9:5For every violent taking of spoils, with tumult, and garment mingled with blood, shall be burnt, and be fuel for the fire.

Joel 2:4The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses, and they shall run like horsemen.

Nahum 2:3The 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.

Matthew Henry on Nahum 3:2-8

The Judgment of Nineveh. ( b. c. 710.) 1 Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not; 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. 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: 4 Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the… Read the whole commentary →

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