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 that rises like the Nile, Like the rivers whose waters surge? 8Egypt rises like the Nile, And like the rivers whose waters surge; And He has said, “I will rise and cover that land; I will destroy the city and its inhabitants.” Go up, you horses, and drive wildly, you chariots, So that the warriors may march forward: Cush and Put, who handle the shield, And the Lydians, who handle and bend the bow. 10For that day belongs to the Lord God of armies, A day of vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes; And the sword will devour and be satisfied, And drink its fill of their blood; For there will be a slaughter for the Lord God of armies, In the land of the north at the river Euphrates. 11Go up to Gilead and obtain balm, Virgin daughter of Egypt! You have used many remedies in vain; There is no healing for you.

Jeremiah 46:9 word by word

עֲל֤וּ הַסּוּסִים֙ וְהִתְהֹלְל֣וּ הָרֶ֔כֶב וְיֵצְא֖וּ הַגִּבּוֹרִ֑ים כּ֤וּשׁ וּפוּט֙ תֹּפְשֵׂ֣י מָגֵ֔ן וְלוּדִ֕ים תֹּפְשֵׂ֖י דֹּ֥רְכֵי קָֽשֶׁת׃Read the interlinear

• Goעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• you horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• driveהָלַלhâlal · to boast: rave madlyH1984
• wildlyהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• you chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• So that the warriorsגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• marchיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• Cushכּוּשׁkûsh · CushH3568
• Putפּוּטpûţ · PutH6316
• who handleתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
• the shieldמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
• 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 warriors are dressed in scarlet, The chariots are fitted with flashing steel When he is prepared to march, And the juniper spears are brandished.
• Genesis 10:6The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
• 1 Corinthians 1:8who will also confirm you to the end, blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Ezekiel 27:10“Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung up shield and helmet on you; they presented your splendor.
• Nahum 3:9Ethiopia was her might, Egypt too, without limits. Put and Lubim were among her helpers.
• Acts 2:10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya around Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
• Genesis 10:13Mizraim fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
• 1 Chronicles 1:11Mizraim fathered the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,
• Isaiah 66:19And I will put a sign among them and send survivors from them to the nations: Tarshish, Put, Lud, Meshech, Tubal, and Javan, to the distant coastlands that have neither heard of My fame nor seen My glory. And they will declare My glory among the nations.
• Jeremiah 30:5“For this is what the Lord says: ‘I have heard a sound of terror, Of fear, and 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

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