Nahum 2:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 His picked troops are called,
ranks break at their charge;
To the wall they rush,
their screen[a] is set up.
7 The river gates[b] are opened,
the palace is washed away.
8 The mistress is led forth captive,
and her maidservants[c] led away,
Moaning like doves,
beating their breasts.
Footnotes
- 2:6 Their screen: that is, a mantelet, a movable military shelter protecting the besiegers.
- 2:7 River gates: a network of canals brought water into Nineveh from the Tigris and Khosr Rivers on which the city was located.
- 2:8 Mistress…and her maidservants: either the queen of Nineveh with the ladies of her court, or the city of Nineveh itself, pictured as a noblewoman (3:4).
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