7. The enemy takes away the queen, and her slave girls moan sadly like doves. They beat their breasts to show their sadness.
8. Nineveh is like a pool whose water is draining away. People yell, “Stop! Stop running away!” But it does not do any good.
9. Take the silver! Take the gold! There are many things to take. There are many treasures.
10. Now Nineveh is empty. Everything is stolen. The city is ruined. People have lost their courage, their hearts melt with fear, their knees knock together, their bodies shake, and their faces turn pale.
11. Where is that great city now? It was like a den where the lions feed their young. It was a place where people felt safe, like lions in a cave with no one there to harm them.
12. The lion was able to catch plenty of food to feed his cubs and his mate. He filled his cave with the animals he killed. He filled his den with the meat he gathered.