"A swordagainsttheir horsesand againsttheir chariotsAnd againstallthe foreignerswhoare in the midstof her, And they will becomewomen!A swordagainsther treasures,and they will be plundered!
He makes warsto ceaseto the endof the earth;He breaksthe bowand cutsthe spearin two;He burnsthe chariotswith fire.
At Your rebuke,O Godof Jacob,Both riderand horsewere castinto a deadsleep.
In that daythe Egyptianswill becomelike women,and they will trembleand be in dreadbecauseof the wavingof the handof the LORDof hosts,whichHe is going to waveoverthem.
"I will giveyou the treasuresof darknessAnd hiddenwealthof secretplaces,So that you may knowthat it is I, The LORD,the Godof Israel,who callsyou by your name.
and allthe foreignpeople,allthe kingsof the landof Uz,allthe kingsof the landof the Philistines(even Ashkelon,Gaza,Ekronand the remnantof Ashdod);
and allthe kingsof Arabiaand allthe kingsof the foreignpeoplewho dwellin the desert;
"Keriothhas been capturedAnd the strongholdshave been seized,So the heartsof the mightymenof Moabin that dayWill be like the heartof a womanin labor.
"Chaldeawill becomeplunder;Allwho plunderher will haveenough,"declaresthe LORD.
Cometo her from the farthestborder;Openup her barns,Pileher up likeheapsAnd utterlydestroyher, Let nothingbe leftto her.
"With you I shatterthe horseand his rider,And with you I shatterthe chariotand its rider,
And with you I shattermanand woman,And with you I shatteroldmanand youth,And with you I shatteryoungmanand virgin,
The mightymenof Babylonhave ceasedfighting,They stayin the strongholds;Their strengthis exhausted,They are becoming[like] women;Their dwellingplacesare seton fire,The barsof her [gates] are broken.
"They will falldownslainin the landof the Chaldeans,And piercedthroughin their streets."
"Ethiopia,Put,Lud,allArabia,Libyaand the peopleof the landthat is in leaguewill fallwith them by the sword."
"You will be gluttedat My tablewith horsesand charioteers,with mightymenand allthe menof war,"declaresthe LordGOD.
"Behold,I am againstyou," declaresthe LORDof hosts."I will burnup her chariotsin smoke,a swordwill devouryour younglions;I will cutoffyour preyfrom the land,and nolongerwill the voiceof your messengersbe heard."
Behold,your peopleare womenin your midst!The gatesof your landare openedwideto your enemies;Fireconsumesyour gate bars.
I will overthrowthe thronesof kingdomsand destroythe powerof the kingdomsof the nations;and I will overthrowthe chariotsand their riders,and the horsesand their riderswill godown,everyoneby the swordof another.'
