Nahum continues describing the destruction of Nineveh in poetry that began in [Nahum 1:1](../01/01.md). (See: UDB and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## the city full of blood ##

Nineveh's soldiers killed many people. Alternate translation: "the city responsible for many people's deaths" (See:[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])