Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
Clouds - continuing the metaphor in Jeremiah 4:11-12. Clouds of sand and dust accompany the simoom, and after rapid gyrations ascend like a pillar.
Eagles - (Deuteronomy 28:49; Habakkuk 1:8).
Woe unto us. The people are graphically presented before us, without it being formally so stated, bursting out in these exclamations.