5 He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place. 6 The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses. 7 It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.
Nahum 2:5–7
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