Joel 2:4-10

New International Version

⁴ They have the appearance of horses;^(A)
    they gallop along like cavalry.
⁵ With a noise like that of chariots^(B)
    they leap over the mountaintops,
like a crackling fire^(C) consuming stubble,
    like a mighty army drawn up for battle.

⁶ At the sight of them, nations are in anguish;^(D)
    every face turns pale.^(E)
7 They charge like warriors;^(F)
    they scale walls like soldiers.
They all march in line,^(G)
    not swerving^(H) from their course.
⁸ They do not jostle each other;
    each marches straight ahead.
They plunge through defenses
    without breaking ranks.
⁹ They rush upon the city;
    they run along the wall.
They climb into the houses;^(I)
    like thieves they enter through the windows.^(J)

¹⁰ Before them the earth shakes,^(K)
    the heavens tremble,^(L)
the sun and moon are darkened,^(M)
    and the stars no longer shine.^(N)