Nah 2:3 | CPDV | STEP | The shield of his strong ones is fire, the men of war are in scarlet. The reins of the chariot are fiery in the day of his preparation, and the drivers have been drugged.

Nahum 2:3

3 The shield of his strong ones is fire, the men of war are in scarlet. The reins of the chariot are fiery in the day of his preparation, and the drivers have been drugged. ^{▼▼2:3The ‘agitatores’ (drivers) ‘consopiti sunt’ (have been drugged). The verb ‘sopio’ refers, not merely falling asleep at the end of every day, but to something that causes sleep unnaturally, such as a soporific or a blow to the head. The prefix ‘con’ intensifies the meaning of this verb, so that it is clear that the drivers are not merely sleepy, but they have been drugged.(Conte)
,} ^{▼▼2:3 Of his mighty men, etc: He speaks of the Chaldeans and Medes sent to destroy Ninive.(Challoner)
,} ^{▼▼2:3 Stupefied: consopiti. That is, they drive on furiously like men intoxicated with wine.(Challoner)}