Isaiah 30:15-17

Contemporary English Version

Then you stubbornly ¹⁶ said,
“No! We will safely escape
    on speedy horses.”

But those who chase you
    will be even faster.
¹⁷ As few as five of them,
or even one, will be enough
    to chase a thousand of you.
Finally, all that will be left
    will be a few survivors
as lonely as a flag pole
    on a barren hill.