One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!
Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!
Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has power to help and power
“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.
Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aim
How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!
“Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle!
It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.
Draw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln!
behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar ki