^{6 Ref} For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling-places that are not theirs.

^{7 Ref} They are terrible and dreadful; their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.

^{8 Ref} Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves; and their horsemen press proudly on: yea, their horsemen come from far; they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour.

^{9 Ref} They come all of them for violence; the set of their faces is forwards; and they gather captives as the sand.

^{10 Ref} Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a derision unto him; he derideth every stronghold; for he heapeth up dust, and taketh it.