4. Harness the horses.Soldiers, get on your horses!Go to your places for battle.Put on your helmets!Polish your spears.Put on your armor!
5. What do I see?That army is terrified.The soldiers are running away.Their warriors are defeated.They run away quickly.They don’t look back.There is terror on every side!” says the Lord.
6. “The fast runners cannot run away.The strong soldiers cannot escape.They will stumble and fallin the north, by the Euphrates River.
7. Who is this, rising up like the Nile River?Who comes like that strong, fast river?
8. Egypt rises up like the Nile River.It is Egypt that comes like that strong, fast river.Egypt says, ‘I will rise up and cover the earth.I will destroy cities and the people in them!’
9. Horsemen, charge into battle!Chariot drivers, drive hard!March on, brave soldiers—soldiers from Cush and Put who carry shields.March on, soldiers from Lydia who use bows.