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2:1  The destroyer is coming to attack you, Nineveh. Guard the defenses. Watch the road. Get ready. Gather all your strength!
2:2  Destroyers have destroyed God’s people and ruined their vines, but the Lord will bring back Jacob’s greatness like Israel’s greatness.
2:3  The shields of his soldiers are red; the army is dressed in red. The metal on the chariots flashes like fire when they are ready to attack; their horses are excited.
2:4  The chariots race through the streets and rush back and forth through the city squares. They look like torches; they run like lightning.
2:5  He calls his officers, but they stumble on the way. They hurry to the city wall, and the shield is put into place.
2:6  The river gates are thrown open, and the palace is destroyed.
2:7  It has been announced that the people of Nineveh will be captured and carried away. The slave girls moan like doves and beat their breasts, because they are sad.
2:8  Nineveh is like a pool, and now its water is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” the people yell, but no one turns back.
2:9  Take the silver! Take the gold! There is no end to the treasure— piles of wealth of every kind.
2:10  Nineveh is robbed, ruined, and destroyed. The people lose their courage, and their knees knock. Stomachs ache, and everyone’s face grows pale.
2:11  Where is the lions’ den and the place where they feed their young? Where did the lion, lioness, and cubs go without being afraid?
2:12  The lion killed enough for his cubs, enough for his mate. He filled his cave with the animals he caught; he filled his den with meat he had killed.
2:13  “I am against you, Nineveh,” says the Lord All-Powerful. “I will burn up your chariots in smoke, and the sword will kill your young lions. I will stop you from hunting down others on the earth, and your messengers’ voices will no longer be heard.”