An army is going to come from the north.
    A great nation is preparing itself in the distant parts of the earth.
²³ Its people take hold of bows and spears.
    They are cruel and have no compassion.
    They sound like the roaring sea.
    They ride on horses.
    They march like soldiers ready for battle
        against my people Zion.

²⁴ We have heard the news about them.
    Our hands hang limp.
    We are gripped by anguish and pain
    like a woman giving birth to a child.