to shatter horses and riders, to shatter chariots and their drivers,

Some trust in their war chariots and others in their horses, but we trust in the power of the LORD our God.

Such people will stumble and fall, but we will rise and stand firm.

He stops wars all over the world; he breaks bows, destroys spears, and sets shields on fire.

When you threatened them, O God of Jacob, the horses and their riders fell dead.

At my table they will eat all they can hold of horses and their riders and of soldiers and fighting men. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken."

(The LORD is about to restore the glory of Israel, as it was before her enemies plundered her.)

Chariots dash wildly through the streets, rushing back and forth in the city squares. They flash like torches and dart about like lightning.

and overthrow kingdoms and end their power. I will overturn chariots and their drivers; the horses will die, and their riders will kill one another.

(SEE 25:19)

(SEE 25:19)

"That war will also kill the soldiers hired from Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, Arabia, Kub, and even from among my own people."

and the towns and fortresses will be captured. On that day Moab's soldiers will be as frightened as a woman in labor.

The Babylonian soldiers have stopped fighting and remain in their forts. They have lost their courage and have become helpless. The city gates are broken down, and the houses are on fire.

A time is coming when the people of Egypt will be as timid as women. They will tremble in terror when they see that the LORD Almighty has stretched out his hand to punish them.

Your soldiers are helpless, and your country stands defenseless before your enemies. Fire will destroy the bars across your gates.

Attack it from every side and break open the places where its grain is stored! Pile up the loot like piles of grain! Destroy the country! Leave nothing at all!

I will give you treasures from dark, secret places; then you will know that I am the LORD and that the God of Israel has called you by name.