Like the excellence of Israel,
For the emptiers have emptied them out
And ruined their vine branches.
The valiant men are in scarlet.
The chariots come with flaming torches
In the day of his preparation,
And1 the spears are brandished.
They jostle one another in the broad roads;
They seem like torches,
They run like lightning.
They stumble in their walk;
They make haste to her walls,
And the defense is prepared.
She shall be led away captive,
She shall be brought up;
And her maidservants shall lead her as with the voice of doves,
Beating their breasts.
Now they flee away.
1“Halt! Halt!” they cry;
But no one turns back.
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American Standard Version
The chariots rage in the streets; they rush to and fro in the broad ways: the appearance of them is like torches; they run like the lightnings.
Amplified® Bible
The chariots rage in confusion in the streets; they run to and fro [in wild terror] in the broad ways. They flash with steel [making them appear like torches]; they rush [in various directions] like forked lightnings.
Contemporary English Version
Their horses prance, and their armored chariots dart around like lightning or flaming torches.
Darby English Version
The chariots rush madly in the streets, they justle one against another in the broad ways: the appearance of them is like torches, they run like lightnings.
Good News Bible
Chariots dash wildly through the streets, rushing back and forth in the city squares. They flash like torches and dart about like lightning.
King James Version
The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.
New American Standard Bible
The chariots race madly in the streets, They rush wildly in the squares, Their appearance is like torches, They dash to and fro like lightning flashes.
New International Version
The chariots storm through the streets,
rushing back and forth through the squares.
They look like flaming torches;
they dart about like lightning.
New King James Version
The chariots rage in the streets,
They jostle one another in the broad roads;
They seem like torches,
They run like lightning.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The chariots race madly in the streets, They rush wildly in the squares, Their appearance resemble torches, They dash to and fro like lightning flashes.
Revised Standard Version
The chariots rage in the streets, they rush to and fro through the squares; they gleam like torches, they dart like lightning.
Young's Literal Translation
In out-places shine do the chariots, They go to and fro in broad places, Their appearances `are' like torches, As lightnings they run.
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