¹³ Look! He advances like the clouds,^(A)
    his chariots^(B) come like a whirlwind,^(C)
his horses^(D) are swifter than eagles.^(E)
    Woe to us! We are ruined!^(F)

²⁹ At the sound of horsemen and archers^(A)
    every town takes to flight.^(B)
Some go into the thickets;
    some climb up among the rocks.^(C)
All the towns are deserted;^(D)
    no one lives in them.

²³ They are armed with bow and spear;
    they are cruel and show no mercy.^(A)
They sound like the roaring sea^(B)
    as they ride on their horses;^(C)
they come like men in battle formation
    to attack you, Daughter Zion.^(D)”