2 a day of darkness and gloom,f

a day of clouds and total darkness,g

like the dawn spreading over the mountains;

a great and strong peopleh appears,

such as never existed in ages pasti

and never will again

in all the generations to come.j

3 A fire devours in front of them,k

and behind them a flame blazes.

The land in front of them

is like the garden of Eden,l

but behind them,

it is like a desert wasteland;m

there is no escape from them.

4 Their appearance is like that of horses,n

and they gallop like war horses.

5 They bound on the tops of the mountains.

Their sound is like the sound of chariots,o

like the sound of fiery flames consuming stubble,p

like a mighty army deployed for war.

6 Nations writhe in horror before them;q

all faces turn pale.

7 They attack as warriors attack;

they scale walls as men of war do.

Each goes on his own path,r

and they do not change their course.

8 They do not push each other;

each proceeds on his own path.

They dodge the arrows, never stopping.

9 They storm the city;

they run on the wall;

they climb into the houses;s

they enter through the windows like thieves.t