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Their horses ... their horses

the horses of the Chaldean soldiers

leopards

large, swift cats (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)

the evening wolves

This refers to wolves that hunt their prey at night.

their horsemen

the Chaldean soldiers who ride the horses

they fly like an eagle hurrying to eat

Yahweh speaks of how quickly the Chaldeans move in order to conquer their enemies as if they were flying, like an eagle flies swiftly to capture its prey. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)