6
I am raising up the Babylonians,[a]that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwellings not their own.
7
They are a feared and dreaded people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own honor.
8
Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry gallops headlong; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like an eagle swooping to devour;