Add parallel Print Page Options

28 Their arrows are sharp, and their bows are ready to shoot. Their horses' hoofs are as hard as flint, and their chariot wheels turn like a whirlwind. 29 The soldiers roar like lions that have killed an animal and are carrying it off where no one can take it away from them.

30 When that day comes, they will roar over Israel as loudly as the sea. Look at this country! Darkness and distress! The light is swallowed by darkness.

Read full chapter

28 Their arrows are sharp,(A)
    all their bows(B) are strung;
their horses’ hooves(C) seem like flint,
    their chariot wheels like a whirlwind.(D)
29 Their roar is like that of the lion,(E)
    they roar like young lions;
they growl as they seize(F) their prey
    and carry it off with no one to rescue.(G)
30 In that day(H) they will roar over it
    like the roaring of the sea.(I)
And if one looks at the land,
    there is only darkness(J) and distress;(K)
    even the sun will be darkened(L) by clouds.

Read full chapter