And now I break his rod from off thee, And thy bands I do draw away.

The commander orders his officers; they stumble as they advance; they rush to the city wall and they set up the covered siege tower.

The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.

Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.