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"Behold, I am against you," declares the LORD of hosts; "And I will lift up your skirtsover your face, And show to the nations your nakedness And to the kingdoms your disgrace.
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"And it will come about that all who see you Will shrink from you and say, 'Nineveh is devastated! Who will grieve for her?' Where will I seekcomforters for you?"
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Are you betterthanNo-amon*, Which was situated by the waters of the Nile, With watersurrounding her, Whoserampart was the sea, Whose wall consisted of the sea?
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Yet she became an exile, She went into captivity; Also her small children were dashed to pieces At the head of everystreet; They castlots for her honorable men, And all her greatmen were bound with fetters.
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Therefire will consume you, The sword will cut you down; It will consume you as the locust does. Multiply yourself like the creepinglocust, Multiply yourself like the swarminglocust.
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Your guardsmen are like the swarminglocust. Your marshals are like hordes of grasshoppersSettling in the stone walls on a coldday. The sunrises and they flee, And the placewhere they are is not known.
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Your shepherds are sleeping, O king of Assyria; Your nobles are lyingdown. Your people are scattered on the mountains And there is noone to regather them.
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There is norelief for your breakdown, Your wound is incurable. All who hearabout you Will clap their handsover you, For on whom has not your evilpassedcontinually?