- An attacker advances against you, Nineveh . Guard the fortress, watch the road, brace yourselves, marshal all your strength!
- The LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and have ruined their vines.
- The shields of his soldiers are red; the warriors are clad in scarlet. The metal on the chariots flashes on the day they are made ready; the spears of pine are brandished.
- The chariots storm through the streets, rushing back and forth through the squares. They look like flaming torches; they dart about like lightning.
- He summons his picked troops, yet they stumble on their way. They dash to the city wall; the protective shield is put in place.
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- The one who scatters has come up against you. Man the fortress, watch the road; Strengthen your back, summon all your strength.
- For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob Like the splendor of Israel, Even though devastators have devastated them And destroyed their vine branches.
- The shields of his mighty men are colored red, The warriors are dressed in scarlet, The chariots are enveloped in flashing steel When he is prepared to march, And the cypress spears are brandished.
- The chariots race madly in the streets, They rush wildly in the squares, Their appearance is like torches, They dash to and fro like lightning flashes.
- He remembers his nobles; They stumble in their march, They hurry to her wall, And the mantelet is set up.
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