6I am raising up the Babylonians, Or Chaldeans that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwellings not their own.
7They are a feared and dreaded people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own honor.
8Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry gallops headlong; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like an eagle swooping to devour;
9they all come intent on violence. Their hordes The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand.