Nahum 2:6-8

New International Version

⁶ The river gates^(A) are thrown open
    and the palace collapses.
⁷ It is decreed^[a] that Nineveh
    be exiled and carried away.
Her female slaves moan^(B) like doves
    and beat on their breasts.^(C)
8 Nineveh is like a pool
    whose water is draining away.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
    but no one turns back.