²         a day of darkness and gloom,
        a day of clouds and frightening darkness.

    Like dawn^[a] spreading across the mountains,
        a large and mighty people is coming.
    There has been nothing like it from ancient times,
    nor will there ever be again for generations to come.
³ In front of them, fire devours.
    Behind them, a flame blazes.
    In front of them, the land is like the Garden of Eden.
    Behind them, it is a desolate wilderness.
    There is no escaping them.
⁴ They look like horses.
    They charge like cavalry.