² Hear the sound of whips.
    Listen to the wheels.
Hear horses galloping
    and chariots bouncing along!
³ Soldiers on horses are charging.
    Their swords are shining.
    Their spears are gleaming!
There are many bodies.
    Dead people are piled up.
There are too many to count.
    People fall over the dead bodies.
⁴ The city was like a prostitute.
    She was charming and a lover of magic.
She made nations slaves with her evil ways
    and her witchcraft.