3. Shields flash red in the sunlight!See the scarlet uniforms of the valiant troops!Watch as their glittering chariots move into position,with a forest of spears waving above them.
4. The chariots race recklessly along the streetsand rush wildly through the squares.They flash like firelightand move as swiftly as lightning.
5. The king shouts to his officers;they stumble in their haste,rushing to the walls to set up their defenses.
6. The river gates have been torn open!The palace is about to collapse!
7. Nineveh’s exile has been decreed,and all the servant girls mourn its capture.They moan like dovesand beat their breasts in sorrow.
8. Nineveh is like a leaking water reservoir!The people are slipping away.“Stop, stop!” someone shouts,but no one even looks back.