¹³ “And the Lord^[a] will attack^[b] the north, destroying Assyria.
    He will turn Nineveh into a desolate ruin,
        as dry as a desert wilderness.
¹⁴ Flocks will lie down in her midst,
    along with animals of every kind.
Desert owls and screeching owls will nest at the top of the pillars,
    hooting through the vacant^[c] windows,
        ‘Ruin sits at these doorsills,’
for he will expose even the cedar framework.
¹⁵ This is that carefree city that lived irresponsibly,
    that told herself, ‘Me first!’^[d]
        and, ‘There will be no one else!’
How ruined she has become—
    a habitat for wild animals!
Everyone who passes by her will sneer at her
    and make obscene gestures!”^[e]