Nahum 2:3-5

Revised Standard Version

³ The shield of his mighty men is red,
    his soldiers are clothed in scarlet.
The chariots flash like flame^[a]
    when mustered in array;
    the chargers^[b] prance.
⁴ The chariots rage in the streets,
    they rush to and fro through the squares;
they gleam like torches,
    they dart like lightning.
⁵ The officers are summoned,
    they stumble as they go,
they hasten to the wall,
    the mantelet is set up.