11 You too will become drunk; you will go into hiding and seek refuge from the enemy. 12 All your fortresses are fig trees with the first ripe figs; when shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater! 13 Look at your troops— they are like your women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire consumes their bars.
Nahum 3:11–13
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