Nahum 2:5
He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.
Cross-references
Nahum 3:3 intensifies the siege with horsemen, swords, and heaps of dead — a graphic continuation of the assault in 2:5.
Isaiah 5:27 describes invincible warriors who never stumble — the opposite of the stumbling here, highlighting Assyria's weakness.
Isaiah 21:5 depicts a feast interrupted by siege preparation, similar to the officers hastening to set up the siege tower here.
Jeremiah 46:12 echoes the stumbling warriors theme — mighty men falling in battle, parallel to Nineveh's defeat.
Jeremiah 50:29 commands summoning archers and encamping against Babylon, mirroring the siege preparations described here.
Jeremiah 51:27 orders setting up a standard and bringing up horses for war, paralleling the siege tower setup here.