2. The noisy city, the jubilant town, is filled with revelry.Your dead did not die by the sword;they were not killed in battle.
3. All your rulers have fled together,captured without a bow.All your fugitives were captured together;they had fled far away.
4. Therefore I said,“Look away from me! Let me weep bitterly! Do not try to comfort meabout the destruction of my dear people.”
5. For the Lord God of Hostshad a day of tumult, trampling, and confusion in the Valley of Vision —people shouting and crying to the mountains;
6. Elam took up a quiverwith chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
7. Your best valleys were full of chariots,and horsemen were positioned at the gates.