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Kings will come to attack the city.
    They will bring their armies,
    like shepherds with their sheep.
They will make their camps all around the city.
    Each of them will take their own piece of land.
They will say to their soldiers,
    ‘Get ready to attack the city!
    We will attack at noon!’
But if the day is almost finished, they will say,
    ‘It is already evening and it will soon be dark.
So we should attack them in the night.
    We will destroy all their strong buildings!’

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Shepherds(A) with their flocks will come against her;
    they will pitch their tents around(B) her,
    each tending his own portion.”

“Prepare for battle against her!
    Arise, let us attack at noon!(C)
But, alas, the daylight is fading,
    and the shadows of evening grow long.
So arise, let us attack at night
    and destroy her fortresses!”

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