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The army leader chooses his best soldiers to go forward. They almost fall as they run! They hurry to the city wall and they prepare to attack. They open the river gates and the water rushes into the city. It destroys the palace. Nineveh's people must be led away to another country. They are ashamed. Her female slaves cry like doves and they hit themselves.

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Nineveh summons her picked troops,
    yet they stumble(A) on their way.
They dash to the city wall;
    the protective shield is put in place.
The river gates(B) are thrown open
    and the palace collapses.
It is decreed[a] that Nineveh
    be exiled and carried away.
Her female slaves moan(C) like doves
    and beat on their breasts.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.