"The blowof his batteringramshe will directagainst your walls,and with his axeshe will breakdownyour towers.
In Jerusalemhe madeengines[of war] inventedby skillfulmen to be on the towersand on the cornersfor the purpose of shootingarrowsand greatstones.Hence his famespreadafar,for he was marvelouslyhelpeduntilhe [was] strong.
"Into his righthandcamethe divination,'Jerusalem,'to setbatteringrams,to openthe mouthfor slaughter,to liftup the voicewith a battlecry,to setbatteringramsagainstthe gates,to castup ramps,to builda siegewall.
"Becauseof the multitudeof his horses,the dust[raised by] them will coveryou; your wallswill shakeat the noiseof cavalryand wagonsand chariotswhen he entersyour gatesas men entera citythat is breached.
They will destroythe wallsof Tyreand breakdownher towers;and I will scrapeher debrisfrom her and makeher a barerock.
"He will slayyour daughterson the mainlandwith the sword;and he will makesiegewallsagainstyou, castup a rampagainstyou and raiseup a largeshieldagainstyou.
