(A)The chariots race madly through the streets;
    they rush to and fro through the squares;
they gleam like torches;
    they dart like lightning.
He remembers (B)his officers;
    (C)they stumble as they go,
they hasten to the wall;
    the siege tower[a] is set up.
(D)The river gates are opened;
    the palace (E)melts away;

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:5 Or the mantelet

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