3. The shields of his warriors are dyed red;the mighty soldiers are dressed in scarlet garments.The metal fittings of the chariots shine like fire on the day of battle;the soldiers brandish their spears.
4. The chariots race madly through the streets,they rush back and forth in the broad plazas;they look like lightning bolts,they dash here and there like flashes of lightning.
5. The commander orders his officers;they stumble as they advance;they rush to the city walland they set up the covered siege tower.
6. The sluice gates are opened;the royal palace is deluged and dissolves.
7. Nineveh is taken into exile and is led away;her slave girls moan like doves while they beat their breasts.
8. Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days,but now her people are running away;she cries out: “Stop! Stop!” – but no one turns back.