Nahum 3:8-13

8Remember the city of Thebes that was near the River Nile. It had water all round it. The river kept it safe, like a wall. Nineveh is not better than Thebes was.

9The countries of Ethiopia and Egypt were strong friends. And Put and Libya were strong friends too.

10But the enemies of Thebes took its people away and they made them slaves. They cut their babies to pieces in every street. They played games with the great men from Thebes and they put them in iron chains.

11You will be like a man who has drunk too much alcohol. And you will try to hide. You will try to get help from your enemy.

12All your strong places are like fig trees. They will fall very easily when the enemies shake them. And your valuable things will be like figs that fall into people's mouths.

13Look at your soldiers, they are all like women! Your enemies have burned your gates and they have pushed them wide open.