“If any survivors escape,
They will be found
On the mountains,
Like doves
Of the valleys.
All of them
Will be moaning
Over their iniquity.
All hands
Shall grow feeble.
All knees
Shall turn to water.
They shall put on
Sackcloth.
Horror
Shall cover them.
Shame shall be
On all faces.
Baldness shall be
On all their heads.”
Instead of being taken captive, these survivors escaped and headed to the hills. They could be found in the mountains, like droves of valley doves. They would all be moaning over their iniquity. However, their hands would grow feeble, while their knees would turn to jelly or water. They would put on sackcloth, as if in mourning. Horror would cover them. Shame would be all over their faces. They would have shaved bald heads. These survivors would not be a happy lot, even if they were alive.