²⁶ The Lord^[a] will signal^[b] for nations far away,
    whistling for them to come^[c]
        from the ends of the earth.
Look how quickly
    and how swiftly they come!
²⁷ No one is weary, no one stumbles,^[d]
    and no one slumbers or sleeps.
No belt around their waists will come undone,
    nor will their sandal straps be broken.
²⁸ Their arrows are sharp,
    all their bows ready for action.^[e]
Their horses’ hooves seem like flint,
    and their chariot wheels spin^[f] like a whirlwind.
²⁹ With a roar like a lion, they snarl,
    and like young lions, they growl;^[g]
they seize their prey
    and then carry it off,
        with no one to rescue.
³⁰ They will roar over it^[h] at that time,^[i]
    like the sea waves roar.
If one surveys the land, watch out!
    There’s darkness and distress;
        even the daylight is darkened by its clouds.