6. The river gates are thrown openand the palace collapses.
7. It is decreed that Ninevehbe exiled and carried away.Her female slaves moan like dovesand beat on their breasts.
8. Nineveh is like a poolwhose water is draining away.‘Stop! Stop!’ they cry,but no one turns back.
9. Plunder the silver!Plunder the gold!The supply is endless,the wealth from all its treasures!
10. She is pillaged, plundered, stripped!Hearts melt, knees give way,bodies tremble, every face grows pale.