"Becauseof the noiseof the gallopinghoofsof his stallions,The tumultof his chariots,[and] the rumblingof his wheels,The fathershave not turnedbackfor [their] children,Becauseof the limpnessof [their] hands,
Its arrowsare sharpand allits bowsare bent;The hoofsof its horsesseemlike flintand its [chariot] wheelslike a whirlwind.
Goup, you horses,and drivemadly,you chariots,That the mightymenmay marchforward:Ethiopiaand Put,that handlethe shield,And the Lydians,that handle[and] bendthe bow.
"They seize[their] bowand javelin;They are crueland havenomercy.Their voiceroarslike the sea;And they rideon horses,Marshalledlike a manfor the battleAgainstyou, O daughterof Babylon.
From Danis heardthe snortingof his horses;At the soundof the neighingof his stallionsThe wholelandquakes;For they comeand devourthe landand its fullness,The cityand its inhabitants.
They will comeagainstyou with weapons,chariotsand wagons,and with a companyof peoples.They will setthemselves againstyou on everysidewith bucklerand shieldand helmet;and I will committhe judgmentto them, and they will judgeyou according to their customs.
The chariotsracemadlyin the streets,They rushwildlyin the squares,Their appearanceis like torches,They dashto and frolike lightningflashes.
Though Nineveh[was] like a poolof waterthroughouther days,Now they are fleeing;"Stop,stop,"But nooneturnsback.
They hadbreastplateslikebreastplatesof iron;and the soundof their wingswas likethe soundof chariots,of manyhorsesrushingto battle.
"Thenthe horses'hoofsbeatFrom the dashing,the dashingof his valiantsteeds.
