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The shields of ^(F1)his warriors are dyed red, The warriors are dressed in ^(C1)scarlet, The chariots are fitted with ^(F2)flashing steel ^(F3)When he is prepared to march, And the juniper ^(C2)spears are brandished.

The ^(C1)chariots drive wildly in the streets, They rush around in the ^(F1)public squares; Their appearance is like torches, They drive back and forth like lightning flashes.

He remembers his ^(C1)officers; They ^(C2)stumble in their advance, They hurry to her wall, And the ^(F1)mantelet is set up.

The gates of the rivers are opened And the palace sways back and forth.

It is set: She is stripped, she is led away, And her slave women are ^(C1)sobbing like the sound of doves, ^(C2)Beating their ^(F1)breasts.

Though Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days, Yet they are fleeing; "Stop, stop," But ^(C1)no one turns back.

Plunder the silver, Plunder the ^(C1)gold! For there is no end to the treasure— Wealth from every kind of desirable object.

She is ^(C1)emptied! Yes, she is desolate and waste! ^(C2)Hearts are melting and knees wobbling! Also trembling is in ^(F1)the entire body, And all their ^(C3)faces have become pale!

Where is the den of the lions And the feeding place of the ^(C1)young lions, Where the lion, lioness, and lion's cub went With nothing to disturb them?

The lion tore enough for his cubs, ^(F1)Killed enough prey for his lionesses, And filled his lairs with prey And his dens with torn flesh.

"Behold, ^(C1)I am against you," declares the LORD of armies. "I will ^(C2)burn up her chariots in smoke, and a sword will devour your young lions; I will ^(C3)eliminate your prey from the land, and no longer will the voice of your messengers be heard."