Dual Panel1The one<4650> who<4650> scatters<4650> has come<5927> up against<5921> you. Man<5341> the fortress<4694>, watch<6822> the road<1870>; Strengthen<2388> your back<4975>, summon<553> all<3966> your strength<3581>.
2For the LORD<3068> will restore<7725> the splendor<1347> of Jacob<3290> Like the splendor<1347> of Israel<3478>, Even though<3588> devastators<1238> have devastated<1238> them And destroyed<7843> their vine<2156> branches<2156>.
3The shields<4043> of his mighty<1368> men<1368> are colored red<119>, The warriors<376> are dressed<8529> in scarlet<8529>, The chariots<7393> are enveloped in flashing<784> steel<6393> When<3117> he is prepared<3559> to march, And the cypress<1265> spears are brandished<7477>.
4The chariots<7393> race<1984> madly<1984> in the streets<2351>, They rush<8264> wildly<8264> in the squares<7339>, Their appearance<4758> is like torches<3940>, They dash<7323> to and fro<7323> like lightning<1300> flashes<1300>.
5He remembers<2142> his nobles<117>; They stumble<3782> in their march<1979>, They hurry<4116> to her wall<2346>, And the mantelet<5527> is set<3559> up.
6The gates<8179> of the rivers<5104> are opened<6605> And the palace<1964> is dissolved<4127>.
7It is fixed<5324>: She is stripped<1540>, she is carried<5927> away<5927>, And her handmaids<519> are moaning<5090> like the sound<6963> of doves<3123>, Beating<8608> on their breasts<3824>.
8Though Nineveh<5210> was like a pool<1295> of water<4325> throughout<4480> her days<3117>, Now they are fleeing<5127>; "Stop<5975>, stop<5975>," But no<369> one<369> turns<6437> back<6437>.
9Plunder<962> the silver<3701>! Plunder<962> the gold<2091>! For there<369> is no<369> limit<7097> to the treasure<8499>-- Wealth<3519> from every<3605> kind of desirable<2532> object<3627>.
10She is emptied<950>! Yes, she is desolate<4003> and waste<1110>! Hearts<3820> are melting<4549> and knees<1290> knocking<6375>! Also anguish<2479> is in the whole<3605> body<4975> And all<3605> their faces<6440> are grown<6908> pale<6289>!
11Where<346> is the den<4583> of the lions<743> And the feeding<4829> place<4829> of the young<3715> lions<3715>, Where<834><8033> the lion<743>, lioness<3833> and lion's<743> cub<1482> prowled<1980>, With nothing<369> to disturb<2729> them?
12The lion<743> tore<2963> enough<1767> for his cubs<1484>, Killed<2614> enough for his lionesses<3833>, And filled<4390> his lairs<2356> with prey<2964> And his dens<4585> with torn<2966> flesh<2966>.
13"Behold<2009>, I am against<413> you," declares<5002> the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635>. "I will burn<1197> up her chariots<7393> in smoke<6227>, a sword<2719> will devour<398> your young<3715> lions<3715>; I will cut<3772> off<3772> your prey<2964> from the land<776>, and no<3808> longer<5750> will the voice<6963> of your messengers<4397> be heard<8085>."