English Standard Version
Jeremiah 46:3
3"Prepare buckler and shield, and advance for battle!
Jeremiah 46:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
- New International Version (NIV)“Prepare your shields, both large and small, and march out for battle!
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Order the buckler and shield, And draw near to battle!
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Prepare your shields, and advance into battle!
Context of Jeremiah 46:3
1The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations. 2About Egypt. Concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at Carchemish and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: "Prepare buckler and shield, and advance for battle! 4Harness the horses; mount, O horsemen! Take your stations with your helmets, polish your spears, put on your armor! 5Why have I seen it? They are dismayed and have turned backward. Their warriors are beaten down and have fled in haste; they look not back— terror on every side! declares the Lord.
Read all of Jeremiah 46Jeremiah 46:3 word by word
עִרְכ֤וּ מָגֵן֙ וְצִנָּ֔ה וּגְשׁ֖וּ לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 46:3
- Jeremiah 51:11"Sharpen the arrows! Take up the shields! The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance for his temple.
- Isaiah 8:9Be broken, you peoples, and be shattered; give ear, all you far countries; strap on your armor and be shattered; strap on your armor and be shattered.
- Isaiah 21:5They prepare the table, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink. Arise, O princes; oil the shield!
- Joel 3:9Proclaim this among the nations: Consecrate for war; stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near; let them come up.
- Nahum 2:1The scatterer has come up against you. Man the ramparts; watch the road; dress for battle; collect all your strength.
- Nahum 3:14Draw water for the siege; strengthen your forts; go into the clay; tread the mortar; take hold of the brick mold!
Commentaries on Jeremiah 46:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Order ye the buckler - This is the call to the general armament of the people against the Chaldeans.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Order ye - “i. e., prepare ye, make ready.” The buckler was a small round target carried by the lightly-armed troops: the shield belonged to the heavily-armed troops, and was large enough to protect the whole body.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Leaders gave these military commands when soldiers were excited, well-armed, and ready to fight.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Derisive summons to battle. With all your mighty preparation for the invasion of Nebuchadnezzar, when ye come to the encounter, ye shall be "dismayed" (Jr 46:5). Your mighty threats shall end in nothing. buckler--smaller, and carried by the light-armed cavalry. shield--of larger size, and carried by the heavily armed infantry.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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