3. I, the Lord God, am your enemy,
4. and I will make you powerless! I will put a hook in your jaw and drag away both you and your large army. You command cavalry troops that wear heavy armour and carry shields and swords.
5. Your army includes soldiers from Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya,
6. as well as from Gomer and Beth-Togarmah in the north. Your army is enormous!
7. So keep your troops prepared to fight,
8. because in a few years, I will command you to invade Israel, a country that was ruined by war. It was deserted for a long time, but its people have returned from the foreign nations where they once lived. The Israelites now live in peace in the mountains of their own land.