Nahum 2:1-7

1One who scatters is coming up against you. Man the fortifications! Watch the road! Brace yourself! Summon all your strength!

2For the Lord will restore the majesty of Jacob, yes, the majesty of Israel, though ravagers have ravaged them and ruined their vine branches.

3The shields of his warriors are dyed red; the valiant men are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariot flash like fire on the day of its battle preparations, and the spears are brandished.

4The chariots dash madly through the streets; they rush around in the plazas. They look like torches; they dart back and forth like lightning.

5He gives orders to his officers; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.

6The river gates are opened, and the palace erodes away.

7Beauty is stripped; she is carried away; her ladies-in-waiting moan like the sound of doves and beat their breasts.