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Advance, O horses,
    and drive madly, O chariots.
Let the warriors advance:
    men from Ethiopia and Put bearing shields,
    and men from Lud who draw their bows.
10 This day belongs to the Lord God of hosts,
    a day of retribution
    and vengeance on his enemies.
The sword will devour and be sated
    until drunk with their blood.
For the Lord God of hosts
    is holding a sacrificial feast
in the land of the north
    by the River Euphrates.
11 Go up to Gilead and obtain balm,
    O virgin daughter Egypt.
The many medicines you have used
    have afforded you no healing.

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