“Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.”
The military might of the foe: 'All of them are mighty warriors; their arrows bring death, all of them are cruel and show no mercy.' This verse depicts the foe as overwhelming in military capability: 'mighty warriors,' armed with arrows, 'cruel and show no mercy.' The emphasis on cruelty and lack of mercy suggests that the invasion will be brutal, without humanitarian restraint. Theologically, this verse uses military realism to convey the terror and inescapability of the judgment: the people face not merely defeat but the violence of an implacable enemy.
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