He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.
The nations have heard of your shame, and your outcry fills the earth, because warrior stumbles over warrior and both of
“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms
Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her accordin
None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.
Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end—they stumbl
O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one t
They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields!