⁴¹ The towns have^[a] been captured,
and the strongholds seized.
In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors
will be like the heart of a woman with contractions.^(A)

³⁰ Babylon’s warriors have stopped fighting;
they sit in their strongholds.
Their might is exhausted;
they have become like women.^(A)
Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze,
her gate bars are shattered.^(B)