1 (2:2) The watchmen of Nineveh shout:“An enemy who will scatter you is marching out to attack you!”“Guard the rampart! Watch the road!Prepare yourselves for battle! Muster your mighty strength!”
2 For the Lord will restore the majesty of Jacob,as well as the majesty of Israel,though their enemies have plundered themand have destroyed their fields.
3 The shields of his warriors are dyed red;the mighty soldiers are dressed in scarlet garments.The metal fittings of the chariots shine like fire on the day of battle;the soldiers brandish their spears.
4 The chariots race madly through the streets,they rush back and forth in the broad plazas;they look like lightning bolts,they dash here and there like flashes of lightning.
5 The commander orders his officers;they stumble as they advance;they rush to the city walland they set up the covered siege tower.