Nahum 2:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Nahum 2:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nahum 2:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nahum 2:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The chariots rage in the streets. They rush back and forth in the wide ways. Their appearance is like torches. They run like the lightnings.”
Nahum 2:4 — World English Bible
Nahum 2:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The chariots rage in the streets; they rush to and fro in the broad ways: the appearance of them is like torches; they run like the lightnings.”
Nahum 2:4 — American Standard Version
Nahum 2:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“In out-places shine do the chariots, They go to and fro in broad places, Their appearances <FI>are<Fi> like torches, As lightnings they run.”
Nahum 2:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Nahum 2:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The chariots rush madly in the streets, they justle one against another in the broad ways: the appearance of them is like torches, they run like lightnings. ”
Nahum 2:4 — Darby Translation
Nahum 2:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The charets shall rage in the streetes: they shall runne to and from in the hie wayes: they shall seeme like lampes: they shall shoote like the lightning.”
Nahum 2:4 — Geneva Bible
Nahum 2:4 in Context — Nahum 2
2 For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
3 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.
4 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.
5 He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.
6 The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.
What Does Nahum 2:4 Mean?
Nahum 2:4 is a verse from the Book of Nahum, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nahum chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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