Bible

Nahum 2:5-7

View Full Chapter

5Nineveh summons her picked troops, yet they stumble on their way. They dash to the city wall; the protective shield is put in place.

6The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.

7It is decreed The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. that Nineveh be exiled and carried away. Her female slaves moan like doves and beat on their breasts.