Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and the Libyans were her helpers. Yet she became a captive; her young children were dashed in pieces at the head of every street; and for her nobles, lots were cast, and all her great men were bound in chains—the historical memory of Thebes' allies and fate prefigures Nineveh's. Despite vast external support and resources, Thebes fell to destruction, its children massacred and its leaders enslaved. The verse serves as historical prophecy: Nineveh will suffer identically.

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