5. The officers are summoned;they stumble as they press forward.The attackers rush to the walland set up the shield for the battering ram.
6. The gates by the river burst open;the palace is filled with terror.
7. The queen is taken captive;her servants moan like dovesand beat their breasts in sorrow.
8. Like water from a broken damthe people rush from Nineveh!“Stop! Stop!” the cry rings out —but no one turns back.
9. Plunder the silver!Plunder the gold!The city is full of treasure!
10. Nineveh is destroyed, deserted, desolate!Hearts melt with fear;knees tremble, strength is gone;faces grow pale.
11. Where now is the citythat was like a den of lions,the place where young lions were fed,where the lion and the lioness would goand their cubs would be safe?
12. The lion killed his preyand tore it to pieces for his mate and her cubs;he filled his den with torn flesh.