Nahum 2:8-10

Easy-to-Read Version

⁸ Nineveh is like a pool whose water
    is draining away.
People yell, “Stop! Stop running away!”
    But it does not do any good.

⁹ Take the silver!
    Take the gold!
There are many things to take.
    There are many treasures.
¹⁰ Now Nineveh is empty.
    Everything is stolen.
    The city is ruined.
People have lost their courage,
    their hearts melt with fear,
their knees knock together,
    their bodies shake,
    and their faces turn pale.