<p class="poetry">When he sees chariots,p> <p class="poetry">teams of horses,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">riders on donkeys,p> <p class="poetry">riders on camels,p> <p class="poetry">he must be alert,p> <p class="poetry">very alert.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">Your very best valleys were full of chariots;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">horsemen confidently took their positions<n id="2" /> at the gate.p>

<p class="poetry">the one who led chariots and horses to destruction,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">together with a mighty army.p> <p class="poetry">They fell down,<n id="2" /> never to rise again;p> <p class="poetry">they were extinguished, put out like a burning wick:p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Here is a message about Egypt:p> <p class="poetry">Look, the <sc>Lordsc> rides on a swift-moving cloudp> <p class="poetry">and approaches Egypt.p> <p class="poetry">The idols of Egypt tremble before him;p> <p class="poetry">the Egyptians lose their courage.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Look what&#8217;s coming!p> <p class="poetry">A charioteer,p> <p class="poetry">a team of horses.&#8221;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">When questioned, he replies,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Babylon has fallen, fallen!p> <p class="poetry">All the idols of her gods lie shattered on the ground!&#8221;p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Those who go down to Egypt for help are as good as dead,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">those who rely on war horses,p> <p class="poetry">and trust in Egypt&#8217;s many chariots<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and in their many, many horsemen.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">But they do not rely on the Holy One of Israel<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and do not seek help from the <sc>Lordsc>.p>