Nahum 2:5-7

International Children’s Bible

⁵ He^[a] calls his officers.
    But they fall down on the way.
They hurry to the city wall.
    The shield is put into place.
⁶ The river gates are thrown open.
    And the palace is destroyed.
⁷ It has been announced that the people of Nineveh
    will be captured and carried away.
The slave girls moan like doves.
    They beat their breasts because they are sad.