⁷ They charge like warriors;^(A)
    they scale walls like soldiers.
They all march in line,^(B)
    not swerving^(C) from their course.

²⁷ locusts^(A) have no king,
    yet they advance together in ranks;

⁹ They rush upon the city;
    they run along the wall.
They climb into the houses;^(A)
    like thieves they enter through the windows.^(B)

¹⁰ “Go through her vineyards and ravage them,
    but do not destroy them completely.^(A)
Strip off her branches,
    for these people do not belong to the Lord.

²⁶ He lifts up a banner^(A) for the distant nations,
    he whistles^(B) for those at the ends of the earth.^(C)
Here they come,
    swiftly and speedily!
²⁷ Not one of them grows tired^(D) or stumbles,
    not one slumbers or sleeps;
not a belt^(E) is loosened at the waist,^(F)
    not a sandal strap is broken.^(G)
28 Their arrows are sharp,^(H)
    all their bows^(I) are strung;
their horses’ hooves^(J) seem like flint,
    their chariot wheels like a whirlwind.^(K)
29 Their roar is like that of the lion,^(L)
    they roar like young lions;
they growl as they seize^(M) their prey
    and carry it off with no one to rescue.^(N)

²³ Saul and Jonathan—
    in life they were loved and admired,
    and in death they were not parted.
They were swifter than eagles,^(A)
    they were stronger than lions.^(B)