The chariotsracemadlyin the streets,They rushwildlyin the squares,Their appearanceis like torches,They dashto and frolike lightningflashes.
She is not afraidof the snowfor her household,For allher householdare clothedwith scarlet.
"Throughyour servantsyou have reproachedthe Lord,And you have said,'With my manychariotsI cameup to the heightsof the mountains,To the remotestpartsof Lebanon;And I cutdownits tallcedars[and] its choicecypresses.And I will goto its highestpeak,its thickestforest.
For behold,the LORDwill comein fireAnd His chariotslike the whirlwind,To renderHis angerwith fury,And His rebukewith flamesof fire.
"Behold,he goesup like clouds,And his chariotslike the whirlwind;His horsesare swifterthaneagles.Woeto us, for we are ruined!"
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 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.
"Becauseof the multitudeof his horses,the dust[raised by] them will coveryou; your wallswill shakeat the noiseof cavalryand wagonsand chariotswhen he entersyour gatesas men entera citythat is breached.
For thussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I will bringupon Tyrefrom the northNebuchadnezzarkingof Babylon,kingof kings,with horses,chariots,cavalryand a greatarmy.
"At the endtimethe kingof the Southwill collidewith him, and the kingof the Northwill stormagainsthim with chariots,with horsemenand with manyships;and he will entercountries,overflow[them] and passthrough.