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Woe to Nineveh
Woe to the bloody city,
all full of lies and plunder —
no end to the prey!
Woe to the bloody city,
all full of lies and plunder —
no end to the prey!
Woe to Nineveh
Woe to the city of blood,
full of lies,
full of plunder,
never without victims!
Woe to the city of blood,
full of lies,
full of plunder,
never without victims!
The crack of the whip, and rumble of the wheel,
galloping horse and bounding chariot!
galloping horse and bounding chariot!
The crack of whips,
the clatter of wheels,
galloping horses
and jolting chariots!
the clatter of wheels,
galloping horses
and jolting chariots!
Horsemen charging,
flashing sword and glittering spear,
hosts of slain,
heaps of corpses,
dead bodies without end —
they stumble over the bodies!
flashing sword and glittering spear,
hosts of slain,
heaps of corpses,
dead bodies without end —
they stumble over the bodies!
Charging cavalry,
flashing swords
and glittering spears!
Many casualties,
piles of dead,
bodies without number,
people stumbling over the corpses —
flashing swords
and glittering spears!
Many casualties,
piles of dead,
bodies without number,
people stumbling over the corpses —
And all for the countless whorings of the prostitute,
graceful and of deadly charms,
who betrays nations with her whorings,
and peoples with her charms.
graceful and of deadly charms,
who betrays nations with her whorings,
and peoples with her charms.
all because of the wanton lust of a prostitute,
alluring, the mistress of sorceries,
who enslaved nations by her prostitution
and peoples by her witchcraft.
alluring, the mistress of sorceries,
who enslaved nations by her prostitution
and peoples by her witchcraft.
Behold, I am against you,
declares the Lord of hosts,
and will lift up your skirts over your face;
and I will make nations look at your nakedness
and kingdoms at your shame.
declares the Lord of hosts,
and will lift up your skirts over your face;
and I will make nations look at your nakedness
and kingdoms at your shame.
“I am against you,” declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will lift your skirts over your face.
I will show the nations your nakedness
and the kingdoms your shame.
“I will lift your skirts over your face.
I will show the nations your nakedness
and the kingdoms your shame.
I will throw filth at you
and treat you with contempt
and make you a spectacle.
and treat you with contempt
and make you a spectacle.
I will pelt you with filth,
I will treat you with contempt
and make you a spectacle.
I will treat you with contempt
and make you a spectacle.
And all who look at you will shrink from you and say,
“Wasted is Nineveh; who will grieve for her?”
Where shall I seek comforters for you?
“Wasted is Nineveh; who will grieve for her?”
Where shall I seek comforters for you?
All who see you will flee from you and say,
‘Nineveh is in ruins — who will mourn for her?’
Where can I find anyone to comfort you?”
‘Nineveh is in ruins — who will mourn for her?’
Where can I find anyone to comfort you?”
Are you better than Thebes,
situated on the Nile,
with water around her?
The river was her defense,
the waters her wall.
situated on the Nile,
with water around her?
The river was her defense,
the waters her wall.
Yet she became an exile;
she went into captivity;
her infants were dashed in pieces
at the head of every street;
for her honored men lots were cast,
and all her great men were bound in chains.
she went into captivity;
her infants were dashed in pieces
at the head of every street;
for her honored men lots were cast,
and all her great men were bound in chains.
Yet she was taken captive
and went into exile.
Her infants were dashed to pieces
at every street corner.
Lots were cast for her nobles,
and all her great men were put in chains.
and went into exile.
Her infants were dashed to pieces
at every street corner.
Lots were cast for her nobles,
and all her great men were put in chains.
You also will be drunken;
you will go into hiding;
you will seek a refuge from the enemy.
you will go into hiding;
you will seek a refuge from the enemy.
You too will become drunk;
you will go into hiding
and seek refuge from the enemy.
you will go into hiding
and seek refuge from the enemy.
All your fortresses are like fig trees
with first-ripe figs —
if shaken they fall
into the mouth of the eater.
with first-ripe figs —
if shaken they fall
into the mouth of the eater.
All your fortresses are like fig trees
with their first ripe fruit;
when they are shaken,
the figs fall into the mouth of the eater.
with their first ripe fruit;
when they are shaken,
the figs fall into the mouth of the eater.
Behold, your troops
are women in your midst.
The gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies;
fire has devoured your bars.
are women in your midst.
The gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies;
fire has devoured your bars.
Look at your troops —
they are all weaklings.
The gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies;
fire has consumed the bars of your gates.
they are all weaklings.
The gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies;
fire has consumed the bars of your gates.
Draw water for the siege;
strengthen your forts;
go into the clay;
tread the mortar;
take hold of the brick mold!
strengthen your forts;
go into the clay;
tread the mortar;
take hold of the brick mold!
Draw water for the siege,
strengthen your defenses!
Work the clay,
tread the mortar,
repair the brickwork!
strengthen your defenses!
Work the clay,
tread the mortar,
repair the brickwork!
There will the fire devour you;
the sword will cut you off.
It will devour you like the locust.
Multiply yourselves like the locust;
multiply like the grasshopper!
the sword will cut you off.
It will devour you like the locust.
Multiply yourselves like the locust;
multiply like the grasshopper!
There the fire will consume you;
the sword will cut you down —
they will devour you like a swarm of locusts.
Multiply like grasshoppers,
multiply like locusts!
the sword will cut you down —
they will devour you like a swarm of locusts.
Multiply like grasshoppers,
multiply like locusts!
You increased your merchants
more than the stars of the heavens.
The locust spreads its wings and flies away.
more than the stars of the heavens.
The locust spreads its wings and flies away.
You have increased the number of your merchants
till they are more numerous than the stars in the sky,
but like locusts they strip the land
and then fly away.
till they are more numerous than the stars in the sky,
but like locusts they strip the land
and then fly away.
Your guards are like locusts,
your officials like swarms of locusts
that settle in the walls on a cold day —
but when the sun appears they fly away,
and no one knows where.
your officials like swarms of locusts
that settle in the walls on a cold day —
but when the sun appears they fly away,
and no one knows where.
Your shepherds are asleep,
O king of Assyria;
your nobles slumber.
Your people are scattered on the mountains
with none to gather them.
O king of Assyria;
your nobles slumber.
Your people are scattered on the mountains
with none to gather them.
There is no easing your hurt;
your wound is grievous.
All who hear the news about you
clap their hands over you.
For upon whom has not come
your unceasing evil?
your wound is grievous.
All who hear the news about you
clap their hands over you.
For upon whom has not come
your unceasing evil?
Nothing can heal you;
your wound is fatal.
All who hear the news about you
clap their hands at your fall,
for who has not felt
your endless cruelty?
your wound is fatal.
All who hear the news about you
clap their hands at your fall,
for who has not felt
your endless cruelty?