Nahum 2:4-6

Common English Bible

⁴ The chariots race wildly through the streets;
        they rush back and forth through the squares.
        They look like flaming torches;
                they dart like bolts of lightning.
⁵ He musters his officers;
            they stumble as they press forward.
        They hurry to the city wall,
            and the portable shield is set up.
⁶ The gates of the rivers are opened;
        the palace melts.