1. Nahum 2:6 (NEG79)
  2. Explication du texte

Why do the invading soldiers stumble?

Nahum 2:6 (NEG79)

6 Le roi de Ninive se souvient de ses vaillants hommes, Mais ils chancellent dans leur marche; On se hâte vers les murs, Et l'on se prépare à la défense…

The commander of the Babylonian army appears to call his officers to lead the army as it makes the final push to break through the walls of Nineveh. The fighting men seem to stumble in their eagerness as they hasten to the wall.1