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Jeremiah 46:9
9Rise up, you cavalry! Race furiously, you chariots! Let the warriors march out — Cush and Put, who are able to handle shields, and the men of Lud, who are able to handle and string the bow.
Jeremiah 46:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
- New International Version (NIV)Charge, you horses! Drive furiously, you charioteers! March on, you warriors—men of Cush and Put who carry shields, men of Lydia who draw the bow.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Advance, O horses, and rage, O chariots! Let the warriors go out: men of Cush and Put who handle the shield, men of Lud, skilled in handling the bow.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Come up, O horses, and rage, O chariots! And let the mighty men come forth: The Ethiopians and the Libyans who handle the shield, And the Lydians who handle and bend the bow.
Context of Jeremiah 46:9
7Who is this, rising like the Nile, with waters that churn like rivers? 8Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters churn like rivers. He boasts, “I will go up, I will cover the earth; I will destroy cities with their residents.” Rise up, you cavalry! Race furiously, you chariots! Let the warriors march out — Cush and Put, who are able to handle shields, and the men of Lud, who are able to handle and string the bow. 10That day belongs to the Lord, the God of Armies, a day of vengeance to avenge himself against his adversaries. The sword will devour and be satisfied; it will drink its fill of their blood, because it will be a sacrifice to the Lord, the God of Armies, in the northern land by the Euphrates River. 11Go up to Gilead and get balm, Virgin Daughter Egypt! You have multiplied remedies in vain; there is no healing for you.
Read all of Jeremiah 46Jeremiah 46:9 word by word
עֲל֤וּ הַסּוּסִים֙ וְהִתְהֹלְל֣וּ הָרֶ֔כֶב וְיֵצְא֖וּ הַגִּבּוֹרִ֑ים כּ֤וּשׁ וּפוּט֙ תֹּפְשֵׂ֣י מָגֵ֔ן וְלוּדִ֕ים תֹּפְשֵׂ֖י דֹּ֥רְכֵי קָֽשֶׁת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- ye horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
- and rageהָלַלhâlal · to boast: rave madlyH1984
- ye chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
- and let the mighty menגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
- come forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- the Ethiopiansכּוּשׁkûsh · CushH3568
- and the Libyansפּוּטpûţ · PutH6316
- that handleתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
- the shieldמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
- and the Lydiansלוּדִיlûdîy lûdîyîy · LydianH3866
- bendדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
- the bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
Cross-references for Jeremiah 46:9
- Nahum 2:3The shields of his warriors are dyed red; the valiant men are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariot flash like fire on the day of its battle preparations, and the spears are brandished.
- Genesis 10:6Ham’s sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- 1 Corinthians 1:8He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Ezekiel 27:10Men of Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, serving as your warriors. They hung shields and helmets in you; they gave you splendor.
- Nahum 3:9Cush and Egypt were her endless source of strength; Put and Libya were among her allies.
- Acts 2:10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts),
- Genesis 10:13Mizraim fathered the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,
- 1 Chronicles 1:11Mizraim fathered the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,
- Isaiah 66:19I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations — to Tarshish, Put, Lud (who are archers), Tubal, Javan, and the coasts and islands far away — who have not heard about me or seen my glory. And they will proclaim my glory among the nations.
- Jeremiah 30:5This is what the Lord says: We have heard a cry of terror, of dread — there is no peace.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 46:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The Ethiopians - Hebrews Cush, Phut, and the Ludim. This army was composed of many nations. Cush. which we translate Ethiopians, almost invariably means the Arabians; and here, those Arabs that bordered on Egypt near the Red Sea. Phut probably means the Libyans; for Phut settled in Libya, according to Josephus. Phut and Cush were two of the sons of Ham, and brothers to Mitsraim, the father of the Egyptians, Genesis 10:6; and the Ludim were descended from…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Rather, Go up, advance, ye horses; and drive furiously, ye chariots; and let the mighty men go forth. They march out of Egypt, arranged in three divisions, cavalry, chariots, and infantry, to begin the campaign. The armies of Egypt were composed chiefly of mercenaries. Cush (see the margin), the Nubian negro, and Phut, the Libyans of Mauritania, supplied the heavy-armed soldiers Jeremiah 46:3; and Ludim, the Hamite Lydians of North Africa (see Genesis…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10The Lord decided that Egypt would lose the battle, so allies would not help much. The Battle of Carchemish was crucial for Babylon's rise as the region's great empire.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Ironical exhortation, as in Jr 46:3. The Egyptians, owing to the heat of their climate and abstinence from animal food, were physically weak, and therefore employed mercenary soldiers. Ethiopians--Hebrew, Cush: Abyssinia and Nubia. Libyans--Phut, Mauritania, west of Egypt (compare Ge 10:6). shield--The Libyans borrowed from Egypt the use of the long shield extending to the feet [Xenophon, Cyropædia, 6 and 7]. Lydians--not the Lydians west of Asia Minor…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 46
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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