This image of a powerful attacker is reinforced in the way Nahum describes the chariots. In Nahum’s day chariots were the most feared machinery of warfare. The metal of the chariots in the Babylonian army flashed in the sunlight and the long cypress spears of the fighting men were being held ready for battle as the troops were gathered for battle.
4 Les boucliers de ses héros sont rouges, Les guerriers sont vêtus de pourpre; Avec le fer qui étincelle apparaissent les chars, Au jour qu'il a fixé pour la bataille, Et les lances sont agitées.