1You people of [APO] Nineveh,
2Even though enemy soldiers have destroyed the descendants of [MTY] Jacob,
3The shields of the enemy soldiers who are coming to attack you will shine red as the sun shines on them,
4Their chariots will dash through the streets of Nineveh
5Meanwhile, your king will summon his officers
6But, the gates of the dams on the rivers will be thrown open by enemy soldiers,
7The queen will have her clothes stripped off her by enemy soldiers,
8The people will rush from Nineveh
9The enemy attackers say to each other, “Seize the silver!
10Soon everything valuable in the city will be seized or ruined.
11After that happens, people will say,
12The soldiers in Nineveh were like [MET] lions that killed or strangled other animals
13The Commander of the armies of angels says to the people of Nineveh,