Nahum 2:3-10 - The Enemy Army Conquers The City Of Nineveh

³ The shields of his warriors [are] dyed red; The powerful men [are] dressed in scarlet. The metal of the chariots [shines] like fire {on the day of battle}, and [their] spears quiver. ⁴ The chariots race madly through the streets; they rush back and forth in the public squares. Their appearance like lightning bolts, they dart about like flashes of lightning. ⁵ He calls his officers; they stumble as they march; they rush to her wall; they set the covering in place. ⁶ The gates of the river are opened; the palace trembles.

⁷ {Her goddess is taken out and taken into exile}; her maidservants moan like doves; they beat on their breasts. ⁸ Nineveh [is] like a pool of water without its water. {As they flee}, [she cries,] "Stop! Stop!" But there is no one who turns back. ⁹ Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! There is no end to the spoils, an abundance of {everything one could want}! ¹⁰ Emptiness and plundering and devastation! Their hearts faint and their knees tremble, {All their loins shake} and all their faces {turn} pale.