3 Order the buckler and shield,and draw near to battle!
4 Harness the horses;mount the steeds!Take your positionswith your helmets,polish the spears,put on the armor!
5 Why have I seen themdismayed and drawing back?Their mighty ones are beaten downand have taken refuge in flight,and not looking back.Terror is on every side!says the Lord.
6 Let not the swift flee away,nor the mighty man escape;they will stumble and falltowards the north by the River Euphrates.
7 Who is this that comes up as the Nile,whose waters surge about as the rivers?
8 Egypt rises up like the Nile,and his waters surge about like the rivers.And he has said, I will go up and will cover the land.I will surely destroy the city and its inhabitants.
9 Come up, O horses,and rage, O chariots!And let the mighty men come forth:the Ethiopians and the Libyans who handle the shield,and the Lydians who handle and bend the bow.