5The war-carriages are rushing through the streets, pushing against one another in the wide ways, looking like burning lights, running like thunder-flames.
6He takes the record of his great men: they go falling on their way; they go quickly to the wall, the cover is made ready.
7The river doorways are forced open, and the king's house is flowing away.
8And the queen is uncovered, she is taken away and her servant-girls are weeping like the sound of doves, hammering on their breasts.
9But Nineveh is like a pool of water whose waters are flowing away; Keep your place, they say; but no one is turning back.
10Take silver, take gold; for there is no end to the store; take for yourselves a weight of things to be desired.
11Everything has been taken from her, all is gone, she has nothing more: the heart is turned to water, the knees are shaking, all are twisted in pain, and colour has gone from all faces.
