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The gates of the rivers are opened,
And the palace is melted away.
So it stands fixed:
She is exiled, she is carried away,
And her maidservants are (A)moaning like the sound of doves,
(B)Beating on their hearts.

Though Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days,
Now they are fleeing;
“Stand! Stand!”
But (C)no one [a]turns back.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:8 Lit gathers