5. The officers are summoned;they stumble as they press forward.The attackers rush to the walland set up the shield for the battering ram.
6. The gates by the river burst open;the palace is filled with terror.
7. The queen is taken captive;her servants moan like dovesand beat their breasts in sorrow.
8. Like water from a broken damthe people rush from Nineveh!“Stop! Stop!” the cry rings out —but no one turns back.