He gives orders to his officers;
they stumble as they advance.
They race to its wall;
the protective shield is set in place.
The river gates are opened,
and the palace erodes away.(A)

Beauty[a] is stripped,[b]
she is carried away;
her ladies-in-waiting moan
like the sound of doves,(B)
and beat their breasts.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:7 Text emended; MT reads Huzzab
  2. Nahum 2:7 Hb obscure

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