Nahum 2:5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

He gives orders to his officers; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.

Cross References

Jeremiah 46:12

The nations have heard of your dishonour, and your cries fill the earth, because warrior stumbles against warrior and together both of them have fallen.

Nahum 3:18

King of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered across the mountains with no one to gather them together.

Nahum 3:3

Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end   – they stumble over their dead.

Jeremiah 50:29

Summon the archers to Babylon, all who string the bow; camp all round her; let none escape. Repay her according to her deeds; just as she has done, do the same to her, for she has acted arrogantly against the  Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 21:5

Prepare a table,  and spread out a carpet! Eat and drink! Rise up, you princes, and oil the shields!

Isaiah 5:27

None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap broken.

Nahum 2:6

The river gates are opened, and the palace erodes away.

Habakkuk 1:8

Their horses are swifter  than leopards and fiercer  than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead; their horsemen come from distant lands. They fly like eagles, swooping to devour.