3 Before them fire devours,behind them a flame blazes.Before them the land is like the garden of Eden,behind them, a desert waste –nothing escapes them.
4 They have the appearance of horses;they gallop along like cavalry.
5 With a noise like that of chariotsthey leap over the mountaintops,like a crackling fire consuming stubble,like a mighty army drawn up for battle.
6 At the sight of them, nations are in anguish;every face turns pale.
7 They charge like warriors;they scale walls like soldiers.They all march in line,not swerving from their course.
8 They do not jostle each other;each marches straight ahead.They plunge through defenceswithout breaking ranks.
9 They rush upon the city;they run along the wall.They climb into the houses;like thieves they enter through the windows.