Nahum 2:5-10

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.

8Nineveh has been like a pool of water from her first days, but they are fleeing. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.

9“Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.

10Desolation, decimation, devastation! Hearts melt, knees tremble, insides churn, every face grows pale!