The Elamites picked up the quiver, and came with chariots and horsemen; the men of Kir prepared the shield.

Then the heifer must be burned in his sight – its skin, its flesh, its blood, and its offal is to be burned.

Flocks and herds will lie down in the middle of it, as well as every kind of wild animal. Owls will sleep in the tops of its support pillars; they will hoot through the windows. Rubble will cover the thresholds; even the cedar work will be exposed to the elements.