3. Before it, fire devours,behind it flame scorches.The land before it is like the garden of Eden,and behind it, a desolate wilderness;from it nothing escapes.
4. Their appearance is that of horses;like war horses they run.
5. Like the rumble of chariotsthey hurtle across mountaintops;Like the crackling of fiery flamesdevouring stubble;Like a massive armyin battle formation.
6. Before them peoples tremble,every face turns pale.
7. Like warriors they run,like soldiers they scale walls,Each advancing in line,without swerving from the course.
8. No one crowds the other;each advances in its own track;They plunge through the weapons;they are not checked.
9. They charge the city,they run upon the wall,they climb into the houses;Through the windowsthey enter like thieves.
10. Before them the earth trembles;the heavens shake;Sun and moon are darkened,and the stars withhold their brightness.