This terrifying army is set in array as a man for battle.
It is well prepared, well organized and has a single-minded focus; the daughter of Zion.
The use of this phrase to describe Jerusalem personifies the city as a daughter and a woman. This intensifies the depth of the crisis as the city faces such a powerful and brutal force.
23 They lay hold on bow and javelin; they are cruel and have no mercy; the sound of them is like the roaring sea; they ride on horses, set in array as a man for battle, against you, O daughter of Zion!”