² Hear the sound of whips
    and the ·noise [rumble; shaking] of the wheels.
Hear horses galloping
    and chariots bouncing along!
³ ·Horses [Cavalry; Horsemen] are charging,
    swords are ·shining [flashing],
    spears are gleaming!
Many are ·dead [slain];
    their bodies are piled up—
too many to count.
    People stumble over the dead bodies.
⁴ ·The city was like a prostitute [For her many acts of prostitution];
    she was ·charming [graceful] and a ·lover of magic [^Lmistress of sorceries].
She made nations slaves with her prostitution
    and her ·witchcraft [sorcery; charms].