1. What sorrow awaits Nineveh,the city of murder and lies!She is crammed with wealthand is never without victims.
2. Hear the crack of whips,the rumble of wheels!Horses’ hooves pound,and chariots clatter wildly.
3. See the flashing swords and glittering spearsas the charioteers charge past!There are countless casualties,heaps of bodies—so many bodies thatpeople stumble over them.
4. All this because Nineveh,the beautiful and faithless city,mistress of deadly charms,enticed the nations with her beauty.She taught them all her magic,enchanting people everywhere.
5. “I am your enemy!”says the lord of Heaven’s Armies.“And now I will lift your skirtsand show all the earth your nakedness and shame.