3 “Prepare your shields, large and small,and march out for battle!
4 Harness the horsesand get on them!Go to your places for battleand put on your helmets!Polish your spears.Put on your armor!
5 What do I see?That army is terrified,and the soldiers are running away.Their warriors are defeated.They run away quicklywithout looking back.There is terror on every side!” says the Lord.
6 “The fast runners cannot run away;the strong soldiers cannot escape.They stumble and fallin the north, by the Euphrates River.
7 Who is this, rising up like the Nile River,like strong, fast rivers?
8 Egypt rises up like the Nile River,like strong, fast rivers.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 the countries of Cush and Put who carry shields,soldiers from Lydia who use bows.