Nahum 2:5-7

New Century Version

⁵ He^[a] calls his officers,
    but they stumble on the way.
They hurry to the city wall,
    and 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
    and beat their breasts, because they are sad.