^{23 Ref} They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.

^{24 Ref} We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

^{25 Ref} Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.