1 What sorrow awaits Nineveh,the city of murder and lies!She is crammed with wealthand is never without victims.
2 Hear the crack of whips,the rumble of wheels!Horses’ hooves pound,and chariots clatter wildly.
3 See the flashing swords and glittering spearsas the charioteers charge past!There are countless casualties,heaps of bodies—so many bodies thatpeople stumble over them.
4 All this because Nineveh,the beautiful and faithless city,mistress of deadly charms,enticed the nations with her beauty.She taught them all her magic,enchanting people everywhere.
5 “I am your enemy!”says the lord of Heaven’s Armies.“And now I will lift your skirtsand show all the earth your nakedness and shame.