2 Even though the destroyer has destroyed Judah,the lord will restore its honor.Israel’s vine has been stripped of branches,but he will restore its splendor.
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.