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    saddle your horses,
    and polish your spears.
Put on your helmets and armor,
    then take your positions.

I can see the battle now—
    you are defeated
and running away,
    never once looking back.
Terror is all around.
You are strong and run fast,
    but you can't escape.
You fall in battle
    near the Euphrates River.

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Harness the horses,
    mount the steeds!
Take your positions
    with helmets on!
Polish(A) your spears,
    put on your armor!(B)
What do I see?
    They are terrified,
they are retreating,
    their warriors are defeated.
They flee(C) in haste
    without looking back,
    and there is terror(D) on every side,”
declares the Lord.
“The swift cannot flee(E)
    nor the strong escape.
In the north by the River Euphrates(F)
    they stumble and fall.(G)

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