“Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.”
Their horses are swifter than leopards, more fierce than the evening wolves; their horsemen press proudly on. Their horsemen come from far; they fly like an eagle swift to devour—the martial prowess and ferocity of the Chaldean military, depicted through animal comparisons, emphasizes their predatory nature and overwhelming superiority. The image of eagles swooping on prey establishes the Chaldeans as divine instrument yet morally indistinguishable from the predators they resemble. The velocity and violence of their advance seem inexorable.
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