Nahum 2:3-10

International Children’s Bible

³ The shields of the soldiers are red.
    The army is dressed in red.
The metal on the chariots flashes
    when they are ready to attack.
    Their horses are excited.
⁴ The chariots race through the streets.
    They rush back and forth through the city squares.
They look like torches.
    They run like lightning.

⁵ He^[a] calls his officers.
    But they fall down on the way.
They hurry to the city wall.
    The shield is put into place.
⁶ The river gates are thrown open.
    And the palace is destroyed.
⁷ It has been announced that the people of Nineveh
    will be captured and carried away.
The slave girls moan like doves.
    They beat their breasts because they are sad.
⁸ Nineveh is like a pool.
    And its water is draining away.
“Stop! Stop!” the people yell.
    But no one turns back.
⁹ Take the silver!
    Take the gold!
There is no end to the treasure.
    There is wealth of every kind.
¹⁰ Nineveh is robbed, ruined and destroyed.
    The people lose their courage. Their knees knock with fear.
    Stomachs ache. And everyone’s face grows pale from fright.