3 “Order the buckler and shield,And draw near to battle!
4 Harness the horses,And mount up, you horsemen!Stand forth with your helmets,Polish the spears,Put on the armor!
5 Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back?Their mighty ones are beaten down;They have speedily fled,And did not look back,For fear was all around,” says the Lord.
6 “Do not let the swift flee away,Nor the mighty man escape;They will stumble and fallToward the north, by the River Euphrates.
7 “Who is this coming up like a flood,Whose waters move like the rivers?
8 Egypt rises up like a flood,And its waters move like the rivers;And he says, ‘I will go up and cover the earth,I will 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.