The city of Babylon is a metonym for the people of Babylon, and it is spoken of as if it were a woman. AT: "attack the people of Babylon" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
Yahweh compares a great number of horses to a swarm of locusts. AT: "bring many horses with soldiers quickly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])