Nahum 2:5 (DBY)

Passage

He bethinketh him of his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the shelter is prepared.

Nearby Context

Nahum 2:3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots [glitter] with the sheen of steel, in the day of his preparation, and the spears are brandished.

Nahum 2:4 The chariots rush madly in the streets, they justle one against another in the broad ways: the appearance of them is like torches, they run like lightnings.

Nahum 2:5 He bethinketh him of his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the shelter is prepared.

Nahum 2:6 The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace melteth away.

Nahum 2:7 And it is decreed: she shall be uncovered, she shall be led away, and her maids shall moan as with the voice of doves, drumming upon their breasts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bethinketh", "nobles", "stumble", "march", "make", "haste", "wall", and "thereof". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bethinketh" and "nobles", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "The chariots rush madly in the streets..." into verse 6's "The gates of the rivers are opened...", so "bethinketh" and "nobles" belong inside that flow. In Nahum context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "bethinketh" and "nobles" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.