Nineveh Will Suffer the Same Fate as Thebes

3:8 You are no more secure31 than Thebes32—

she was located on the banks of the Nile;

the waters surrounded her,

her33 rampart34 was the sea,

the water35 was her wall.

3:9 Cush36 and Egypt had limitless strength;37

Put and the Libyans38 were among39 her40 allies.41

3:10 Yet she went into captivity as an exile;42

even her infants were smashed to pieces43 at the head of every street.

They cast lots44 for her nobility;45

all her dignitaries were bound with chains.

3:11 You too will act like drunkards;46

you will go into hiding;47

you too will seek refuge from the enemy.