² A day of darkness and gloominess,
    a day of clouds and thick darkness.
As the dawn spreading on the mountains,
    a great and strong people;
    there has never been the like,
    neither will there be any more after them,
    even to the years of many generations.
³ A fire devours before them,
    and behind them, a flame burns.
The land is as the garden of Eden before them,
    and behind them, a desolate wilderness.
Yes, and no one has escaped them.
⁴ Their appearance is as the appearance of horses,
    and they run as horsemen.