Jeremiah 46:9

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 River, like streams that flow swiftly? 8Egypt is like the rising Nile River, like a river quickly overflowing its banks. Egypt says, ‘I will rise; I will cover the earth. I will destroy cities and the people in them.’ Go into battle, you horsemen. Drive wildly, you chariot drivers. March into battle, you warriors, you warriors from Sudan and Put who carry shields, you warriors from Lydia who use bows and arrows. 10That day belongs to the Almighty Lord of Armies. It is a day of vengeance when he will take revenge on his enemies. His sword will devour until it has had enough, and it will drink their blood until it’s full. The Almighty Lord of Armies will offer them as sacrifices in the north by the Euphrates River. 11Go to Gilead, and get medicine, dear people of Egypt. You have used many medicines without results; you can’t be cured.

Jeremiah 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 painted red. His soldiers have red uniforms. The metal on his chariots flashes fiery red, so do the spears when they are waved on the day he prepares for battle.
• Genesis 10:6Ham’s descendants were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
• 1 Corinthians 1:8He will continue to give you strength until the end so that no one can accuse you of anything on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Ezekiel 27:10People from Persia, Lud, and Put were soldiers in your army. They hung their shields and helmets inside you. Their victories made you look good.
• Nahum 3:9Sudan and Egypt were her endless strength. Put and the Lybians were her help.
• Acts 2:10Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the country near Cyrene in Libya. We’re Jewish people, converts to Judaism, and visitors from Rome,
• Genesis 10:13Egypt was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
• 1 Chronicles 1:11Egypt was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
• Isaiah 66:19I will set up a sign among them and send some of their survivors to the nations: to Tarshish, Put and Lud, Meshech, Rosh, Tubal, Javan, and to the distant coastlands who have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will tell about my glory among the nations.
• Jeremiah 30:5“This is what the Lord says: “We hear cries of fear, cries of panic, not cries of 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

Topics related to Jeremiah 46:9

• Archery
• Chariot
• Ethiopia
• Euphrates
• Libyans
• Ludim
• Phut
• War

In the dictionaries

• Bow
• Cush
• Harness
• Lud
• Ludim
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Phut
• Pul
• Put, Phut
• Cush (1)

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