2:5a With a sound like that of chariots

Making a ⌊loud⌋ noise like the noise/rumbling of chariots,
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They are as noisy as ⌊great⌋ war-carts!

2:5b they bound over the mountaintops,

they jump upon/along the tops of the mountains.
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They bound/swoop forward across the mountains,

2:5c like the crackling of fire consuming stubble,

They are as ⌊loud as⌋ a roaring fire that eats up dry grass.
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sounding like a bushfire/wildfire burning the dry fields.

2:5d like a mighty army deployed for battle.

They are like a great army ready for battle.
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⌊They are as strong/powerful⌋ as a vast/huge army preparing to fight.

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