5. Why do I see them terrified,retreating in haste?Their soldiers are crushed,running for cover,and they don’t turn back.Panic lurks at every turn,declares the Lord.
6. The swift can’t flee;the mighty can’t escape.Up north by the Euphrates River,they stagger and fall.
7. Who is this that rises like the Nile,whose banks overflow?
8. It’s Egypt that rises like the Nile,whose banks overflow,who declares, "I will ariseand cover the earthand destroy cities and inhabitants."
9. Charge, you horses;advance, you chariots!Attack, you soldierswith your shield in hand,you people of Cush and Putwith your bow drawn,you archers from Lud.