Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.

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“Prepare for battle against her!
    Arise, let us attack at noon!(A)
But, alas, the daylight is fading,
    and the shadows of evening grow long.

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Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.

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I will make their widows(A) more numerous
    than the sand of the sea.
At midday I will bring a destroyer(B)
    against the mothers of their young men;
suddenly I will bring down on them
    anguish and terror.(C)

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