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.
6 The sluice gates are opened;the royal palace is deluged and dissolves.
7 Nineveh is taken into exile and is led away;her slave girls moan like doves while they beat their breasts.
8 Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days,but now her people are running away;she cries out: “Stop! Stop!” – but no one turns back.