2 Hear the sound of whipsand the noise of the wheels.Hear horses gallopingand chariots bouncing along!
3 Horses are charging,swords are shining,spears are gleaming!Many are dead;their bodies are piled up—too many to count.People stumble over the dead bodies.
4 The city was like a prostitute;she was charming and a lover of magic.She made nations slaves with her prostitutionand her witchcraft.
5 “I am against you, Nineveh,” says the Lord All-Powerful.“I will pull your dress up over your faceand show the nations your nakednessand the kingdoms your shame.
6 I will throw filthy garbage on youand make a fool of you.I will make people stare at you.
7 Everyone who sees you will run away and say,‘Nineveh is in ruins. Who will cry for her?’Nineveh, where will I find anyone to comfort you?”
8 You are no better than Thebes,who sits by the Nile Riverwith water all around her.The river was her defense;the waters were like a wall around her.