13. The Lord will attack the northand destroy Assyria.He will make Nineveh a heap of ruins;it will be as barren as the desert.
14. Flocks and herds will lie down in the middle of it,as well as every kind of wild animal.Owls will sleep in the tops of its support pillars;they will hoot through the windows.Rubble will cover the thresholds;even the cedar work will be exposed to the elements.
15. This is how the once-proud city will end up – the city that was so secure.She thought to herself, “I am unique! No one can compare to me!”What a heap of ruins she has become, a place where wild animals live!Everyone who passes by her taunts her and shakes his fist.