He remembers his (A)nobles;
They (B)stumble in their march,
They hurry to her wall,
And the [a]mantelet is set up.
The gates of the rivers are opened
And the palace is dissolved.
It is fixed:
She is stripped, she is carried away,
And her handmaids are (C)moaning like the sound of doves,
(D)Beating on their [b]breasts.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:5 Lit covering used in a siege
  2. Nahum 2:7 Lit hearts