“Thus says Yahweh.
‘See!
A people is coming
From the north country.
A great nation is stirring
From the farthest parts of the earth.
They grasp the bow.
They grasp the javelin spear.
They are cruel.
They have no mercy.
Their sound is
Like the roaring sea.
They ride on horses.
They are equipped
Like a warrior for battle,
Against you,
O daughter Zion!’”
Yahweh, via Jeremiah, tells them of the invasion coming from the north country. This invader was a great nation coming from far away that had bows and arrows along with spears. They were a cruel merciless group that made the sounds of a roaring sea. These well equipped warriors would be riding on their horses in battle against Zion.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 