Nahum 3:2
The sound of the whip, and the sound of the rushing wheel,—and horse galloping, and dancing chariot rattling along.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
1Alas for the city of bloodshed! All of it, deceit, of violence full, none releaseth prey!
Cross References
Judges 5:22Then, stamped hoofs of horses, With the gallopings, gallopings of his mighty steeds.
Isaiah 9:5Surely, every boot of one tramping in tumult, and the war-cloak rolled in blood Then shall serve for burning, food for fire;
Joel 2:4As the appearance of horses, is his appearance, and, as war-horses, so, shall they run:
Nahum 2:3The shield of his heroes, is made red, the men of war, are clad in crimson, on fire, are the chariot-steels, on the day he maketh ready,—and, the lances, are put in motion.
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 →