5. He gives orders to his officers;they stumble as they advance.They race to its wall;the protective shield is set in place.
6. The river gates are opened,and the palace erodes away.
7. Beauty is stripped, she is carried away;her ladies-in-waiting moanlike the sound of doves, and beat their breasts.
8. Nineveh has been like a pool of waterfrom her first days, but they are fleeing.“Stop! Stop! ” they cry,but no one turns back.