4. Harness the horses;mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on!Polish the lances;put on armor!
5. Why have I seen this?They are terrified,they are retreating,their warriors are crushed,they flee headlong,they never look back,terror is on every side! This is the Lord’s declaration.
6. The swift cannot flee,and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the bank of the Euphrates River,they stumble and fall.
7. Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters churn?
8. Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters churn like rivers.He boasts, “I will go up, I will cover the earth;I will destroy cities with their residents.”
9. Rise up, you cavalry!Race furiously, you chariots!Let the warriors go out —Cush and Put, who are able to handle shields,and the Ludim, who are able to handle and string the bow.
10. That day belongs to the Lord, the God of Hosts,a day of vengeance to avenge Himselfagainst His adversaries.The sword will devour and be satisfied;it will drink its fill of their blood,because it will be a sacrifice to the Lord, the God of Hosts,in the northern land by the Euphrates River.
11. Go up to Gilead and get balm, Virgin Daughter Egypt!You have multiplied remedies in vain;there is no healing for you.