Nineveh has been like a pool of water
from her first days,[a]
but they are fleeing.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
but no one turns back.
“Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” (A)
There is no end to the treasure,
an abundance of every precious thing.(B)
10 Desolation, decimation, devastation!
Hearts melt,(C)
knees tremble,(D)
insides churn,(E)
every face grows pale!(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:8 Hb obscure

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