2:2 For the Lord will restore 1 the majesty 2 of Jacob,
as well as 3 the majesty of Israel,
though 4 their enemies have plundered them 5
and have destroyed their fields. 6
2:3 The shields of his warriors are dyed red; 7
the mighty soldiers are dressed in scarlet garments. 8
The metal fittings 9 of the chariots 10 shine
like 11 fire 12 on the day of battle; 13
the soldiers brandish 14 their spears. 15
2:4 The chariots 16 race madly 17 through the streets,
they rush back and forth 18 in the broad plazas;
they look 19 like lightning bolts, 20
they dash here and there 21 like flashes of lightning. 22
2:13 “I am against you!” declares 23 the Lord who commands armies: 24
“I will burn your chariots 25 with fire; 26
the sword will devour your young lions; 27
you will no longer prey upon the land; 28
the voices of your messengers 29 will no longer be heard.”