He remembers his (A)officers;
They (B)stumble in their advance,
They hurry to her wall,
And the [a]mantelet is set up.
The gates of the rivers are opened
And the palace sways back and forth.
It is set:
She is stripped, she is led away,
And her slave women are (C)sobbing like the sound of doves,
(D)Beating their [b]breasts.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:5 I.e., a shield used for stopping projectiles
  2. Nahum 2:7 Lit hearts

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