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Nineveh to Fall
An attacker advances against you, Nineveh.
Guard the fortress,
watch the road,
brace yourselves,
marshal all your strength!
An attacker advances against you, Nineveh.
Guard the fortress,
watch the road,
brace yourselves,
marshal all your strength!
For the Lord is restoring the majesty of Jacob
as the majesty of Israel,
for plunderers have plundered them
and ruined their branches.
as the majesty of Israel,
for plunderers have plundered them
and ruined their branches.
The Lord will restore the splendor of Jacob
like the splendor of Israel,
though destroyers have laid them waste
and have ruined their vines.
like the splendor of Israel,
though destroyers have laid them waste
and have ruined their vines.
The shield of his mighty men is red;
his soldiers are clothed in scarlet.
The chariots come with flashing metal
on the day he musters them;
the cypress spears are brandished.
his soldiers are clothed in scarlet.
The chariots come with flashing metal
on the day he musters them;
the cypress spears are brandished.
The chariots race madly through the streets;
they rush to and fro through the squares;
they gleam like torches;
they dart like lightning.
they rush to and fro through the squares;
they gleam like torches;
they dart like lightning.
The chariots storm through the streets,
rushing back and forth through the squares.
They look like flaming torches;
they dart about like lightning.
rushing back and forth through the squares.
They look like flaming torches;
they dart about like lightning.
Nineveh summons her picked troops,
yet they stumble on their way.
They dash to the city wall;
the protective shield is put in place.
yet they stumble on their way.
They dash to the city wall;
the protective shield is put in place.
The river gates are opened;
the palace melts away;
the palace melts away;
The river gates are thrown open
and the palace collapses.
and the palace collapses.
Nineveh is like a pool
whose water is draining away.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
but no one turns back.
whose water is draining away.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
but no one turns back.
Plunder the silver,
plunder the gold!
There is no end of the treasure
or of the wealth of all precious things.
plunder the gold!
There is no end of the treasure
or of the wealth of all precious things.
Plunder the silver!
Plunder the gold!
The supply is endless,
the wealth from all its treasures!
Plunder the gold!
The supply is endless,
the wealth from all its treasures!
Desolate! Desolation and ruin!
Hearts melt and knees tremble;
anguish is in all loins;
all faces grow pale!
Hearts melt and knees tremble;
anguish is in all loins;
all faces grow pale!
She is pillaged, plundered, stripped!
Hearts melt, knees give way,
bodies tremble, every face grows pale.
Hearts melt, knees give way,
bodies tremble, every face grows pale.
Where is the lions’ den,
the feeding place of the young lions,
where the lion and lioness went,
where his cubs were, with none to disturb?
the feeding place of the young lions,
where the lion and lioness went,
where his cubs were, with none to disturb?
Where now is the lions’ den,
the place where they fed their young,
where the lion and lioness went,
and the cubs, with nothing to fear?
the place where they fed their young,
where the lion and lioness went,
and the cubs, with nothing to fear?
The lion tore enough for his cubs
and strangled prey for his lionesses;
he filled his caves with prey
and his dens with torn flesh.
and strangled prey for his lionesses;
he filled his caves with prey
and his dens with torn flesh.
The lion killed enough for his cubs
and strangled the prey for his mate,
filling his lairs with the kill
and his dens with the prey.
and strangled the prey for his mate,
filling his lairs with the kill
and his dens with the prey.
“I am against you,”
declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will burn up your chariots in smoke,
and the sword will devour your young lions.
I will leave you no prey on the earth.
The voices of your messengers
will no longer be heard.”
declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will burn up your chariots in smoke,
and the sword will devour your young lions.
I will leave you no prey on the earth.
The voices of your messengers
will no longer be heard.”