Nahum 3:3
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And of the shining sword, and of the glittering spear, and of a multitude slain, and of a grievous destruction: and there is no end of carcasses, and they shall fall down on their dead bodies.

bright sword and the glittering spear.

Nahum 2:4 They are in confusion in the ways, the chariots jostle one against another in the streets: their looks are like torches, like lightning running to and fro.

Genesis 3:24 And he cast out Adam: and placed before the paradise of pleasure Cherubims, and a flaming sword, turning every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Habakkuk 3:11 The sun and the moon stood still in their habitation, in the light of thy arrows, they shall go in the brightness of thy glittering spear.

and there.

Isaiah 37:36 And the angel of the Lord went out and slew in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand. And they arose in the morning, and behold they were all dead corpses.

Ezekiel 31:3-13 Behold, the Assyrian like a cedar in Libanus, with fair branches, and full of leaves, of a high stature, and his top was elevated among the thick boughs. . . .

Ezekiel 39:4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou and all thy bands, and thy nations that are with thee: I have given thee to the wild beasts, to the birds, and to every fowl, and to the beasts of the earth to be devoured.

Context
Judgment Against Nineveh
2The noise of the whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the neighing horse; and of the running chariot, and of the horsemen coming up, 3And of the shining sword, and of the glittering spear, and of a multitude slain, and of a grievous destruction: and there is no end of carcasses, and they shall fall down on their dead bodies.4Because of the multitude of the fornications of the harlot that was beautiful and agreeable, and that made use of witchcraft, that sold nations through her fornications, and families through her witchcrafts.…
Cross References
Leviticus 26:37
And they shall every one fall upon their brethren as fleeing from wars: none of you shall dare to resist your enemies.

Isaiah 34:3
Their slain shall be cast forth, and out of their carcasses shall rise a stink: the mountains shall be melted with their blood.

Isaiah 37:36
And the angel of the Lord went out and slew in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand. And they arose in the morning, and behold they were all dead corpses.

Isaiah 66:16
For the Lord shall judge by fire, and by his sword unto all flesh, and the slain of the Lord shall be many.

Ezekiel 39:4
Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou and all thy bands, and thy nations that are with thee: I have given thee to the wild beasts, to the birds, and to every fowl, and to the beasts of the earth to be devoured.

Nahum 2:4
They are in confusion in the ways, the chariots jostle one against another in the streets: their looks are like torches, like lightning running to and fro.

Habakkuk 3:11
The sun and the moon stood still in their habitation, in the light of thy arrows, they shall go in the brightness of thy glittering spear.

Lexicon
Charging
מַעֲלֶ֗ה (ma·‘ă·leh)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively

horseman,
פָּרָ֣שׁ (pā·rāš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6571: A steed, a driver, cavalry

flashing
וְלַ֤הַב (wə·la·haḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3851: A flash, a sharply polished blade, point of a, weapon

sword,
חֶ֙רֶב֙ (ḥe·reḇ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

shining
וּבְרַ֣ק (ū·ḇə·raq)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1300: Lightning, a gleam, a flashing sword

spear;
חֲנִ֔ית (ḥă·nîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2595: A lance

heaps
וְרֹ֥ב (wə·rōḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness

of slain,
חָלָ֖ל (ḥā·lāl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2491: Pierced, polluted

mounds
וְכֹ֣בֶד (wə·ḵō·ḇeḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3514: Weight, multitude, vehemence

of corpses,
פָּ֑גֶר (pā·ḡer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6297: A carcase, an idolatrous image

dead bodies
לַגְּוִיָּ֔ה (lag·gə·wî·yāh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1472: A body, corpse

without
וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

end—
קֵ֙צֶה֙ (qê·ṣeh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7097: End, extremity

they stumble
וְכָשְׁל֖וּ (wə·ḵā·šə·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3782: To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall

over their dead—
בִּגְוִיָּתָֽם׃ (biḡ·wî·yā·ṯām)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1472: A body, corpse


Additional Translations
Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end—they stumble over their dead—The horseman lifts up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcasses; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble on their corpses:

the horseman mounting, and the flashing sword, and the glittering spear, and a multitude of slain, and a great heap of corpses, and there is no end of the bodies; they stumble upon their bodies;-

and of the mounting rider, and of the glittering sword, and of the gleaming arms, and of a multitude of slain, and of heavy falling: and there was no end to her nations, but they shall be weak in their bodies

The horseman springing up, and the glitter of the sword, and the flash of the spear, and a multitude of slain, and a mass of carcases, and no end of corpses: they stumble over their corpses.

the horseman mounting, and the flashing sword, and the glittering spear; and a multitude of slain, and a great heap of carcases: and there is none end of the corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:

The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword, and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcasses; and there is no end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:

the horseman mounting, and the flashing sword, the glittering spear, and a multitude of slain, and a great heap of corpses, and there is no end of the bodies. They stumble on their bodies,

And the flame of a sword, and the lightning of a spear, And the abundance of the wounded, And the weight of carcases, Yea, there is no end to the bodies, They stumble over their bodies.
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