亚述王召集他的权臣，他们跌跌撞撞而来，急急忙忙走上城墙，竖起了防御的挡牌。

尼尼微王招聚他的贵胄；他们步行绊跌，速上城墙，预备挡牌。

他招聚他的贵族；他们前行时绊跌，速上城墙，预备屏障。

他招聚他的贵族；他们前行时绊跌，速上城墙，预备屏障。

亚述王召集将领，他们一路跌跌撞撞，奔上城墙，架起防御盾牌。

尼尼微王招聚他的貴冑；他們步行絆跌，速上城牆，預備擋牌。

他招聚他的貴族；他們前行時絆跌，速上城牆，預備屏障。

他招聚他的貴族；他們前行時絆跌，速上城牆，預備屏障。

亞述王召集將領，他們一路跌跌撞撞，奔上城牆，架起防禦盾牌。

亞述王召集他的權臣，他們跌跌撞撞而來，急急忙忙走上城牆，豎起了防禦的擋牌。

王召集了他的貴族；他們東摔西倒而步行，急急忙忙上城牆，擋牌便立起。

彼召其顯者、乃竭蹶而行、速至城垣、以備扞禦、

尼尼微王召厥有能之士、趑趄而至、築女墻、登埤扞禦

彼彼即尼尼微王召其有能之士、彼行走行走或作行時顛蹶、疾登邑垣、以備扞禦、

Nineveh summons her picked troops, yet they stumble on their way. They dash to the city wall; the protective shield is put in place.

Nineveh sends for their special troops. But they trip and fall on their way. They run toward the city wall. They keep their shield in front of them.

He remembers his officers; they stumble as they go, they hasten to the wall; the siege tower is set up.

The king shouts to his officers; they stumble in their haste, rushing to the walls to set up their defenses.

He gives orders to his officers; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.

He remembers his officers; They stumble in their advance, They hurry to her wall, And the mantelet is set up.

He remembers his nobles; They stumble in their walk; They make haste to her walls, And the defense is prepared.

He remembereth his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.

He gives orders to his officers; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.

He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.

The commander orders his officers; they stumble as they advance; they rush to the city wall and they set up the covered siege tower.

He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place.

列国听见你的羞耻，大地满了你的哀号；因为勇士和勇士相碰，双方一同仆倒。”

“要召集弓箭手去攻击巴比伦，要召集所有拉弓的；要在巴比伦的四围安营攻击它，不容一人逃脱。要照着它的所作所为报应它，它怎样待人，你们也要怎样待它；因它狂傲地敌对耶和华，与以色列的圣者为敌。

“你们要在地上竖起旗帜，在列国中吹号角，使列国作好准备攻击巴比伦，把亚拉腊、米尼、亚实基拿等国召来攻击她，又指派元帅来攻击她，使马匹像蝗虫汹涌上来。你们要使列国作好准备攻击她，使玛代诸王，和她的省长、总监，以及他们辖下各地的人民都作好准备攻击她。

亚述王啊！你的牧人睡觉，你的贵族安歇，你的子民分散在各山上，没有人招聚他们。

他们摆设筵席，铺张地毡，又吃又喝。领袖们，起来吧！用油抹净盾牌。

他们当中没有疲倦的，没有绊倒的，没有打盹的，也没有睡觉的；他们的腰带没有放松，鞋带也没有折断。

骑兵腾跃冲锋；刀剑烁烁发亮，枪矛闪闪生光；被杀的人众多，死尸成堆；尸体无数，众人都被尸体绊倒。