7 It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts. 8 Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back. 9 “Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.
Nahum 2:7–9
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