Nahum 2:7

Modern

It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.

Traditional

And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.

Literal

And it is established: She shall be ncovered and brought up, and her maidservants will be moaning as the voice of doves, beating on their breasts.

Latin

Et miles captivus abductus est, et ancillæ ejus minabantur gementes ut columbæ, murmurantes in cordibus suis.

Hebrew

English

It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.

Because God had decreed Nineveh’s exile, it would certainly happen.
beat upon their breasts: This was a common sign of mourning. People did this to show sorrow and regret (see, for example, Luke 18:13).

Isaiah 38:14
I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”
Isaiah 59:11
We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
Luke 23:48
And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.
Luke 23:27
A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.
Isaiah 32:12
Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines,