מִקּ֨וֹל פָּרָ֜שׁ וְרֹ֣מֵה קֶ֗שֶׁת בֹּרַ֙חַת֙ כָּל־הָעִ֔יר בָּ֚אוּ בֶּעָבִ֔ים וּבַכֵּפִ֖ים עָל֑וּ כָּל־הָעִ֣יר עֲזוּבָ֔ה וְאֵין־יוֹשֵׁ֥ב בָּהֵ֖ן אִֽישׁ׃
Karena bunyi pasukan berkuda dan para pemanah, seluruh kota melarikan diri; mereka masuk ke dalam hutan-hutan lebat dan memanjat ke bukit-bukit batu. Setiap kota ditinggalkan, dan tidak ada seorang pun yang tinggal di dalamnya.
Radak
Than/from the sound of the archers: They were not able to draw water, as a result of the sound of the archers. But now they will recount the righteous acts of the Lord. And the explanation of, "the righteous acts of the inhabitation of its villages," is that they became able to dwell in the [unwalled] villages securely. And the explantion of, "From the sound," is that riders and archers would make noise and blow trumpets to scare the people - as it stated (Jeremiah 4:29), "From the sound of the horsemen and the arch bearers, the entire city flees." And the explanation of, yetanu, is an expression of review and recital - the translation (Targum) of, "you shall recite them to your children" (Deuteronomy 6:7), is, "outetaninun livnayich."