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.
9. Her conquerors cry out: “Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!”There is no end to the treasure;riches of every kind of precious thing.
10. Destruction, devastation, and desolation!Their hearts faint,their knees tremble,each stomach churns, each face turns pale!