Jeremiah 46:4

Jeremiah 46:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
• New International Version (NIV)Harness the horses, mount the steeds! Take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears, put on your armor!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Harness the horses; mount, O horsemen! Take your stations with your helmets, polish your spears, put on your armor!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Harness the horses, And mount up, you horsemen! Stand forth with your helmets, Polish the spears, Put on the armor!

Context of Jeremiah 46:4

2He spoke about Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt which was encamped along the Euphrates River at Carchemish. Now this was the army that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon defeated in the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah. 3“Fall into ranks with your shields ready! Prepare to march into battle! Harness the horses to the chariots! Mount your horses! Put on your helmets and take your positions! Sharpen you spears! Put on your armor! 5What do I see?” says the Lord. “The soldiers are terrified. They are retreating. They have been defeated. They are overcome with terror; they desert quickly without looking back. 6But even the swiftest cannot get away. Even the strongest cannot escape. There in the north by the Euphrates River they stumble and fall in defeat.

Jeremiah 46:4 word by word

אִסְר֣וּ הַסּוּסִ֗ים וַֽעֲלוּ֙ הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ בְּכ֥וֹבָעִ֑ים מִרְקוּ֙ הָֽרְמָחִ֔ים לִבְשׁ֖וּ הַסִּרְיֹנֹֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Harnessאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631
• the horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• and get upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: copulateH5927
• ye horsemenפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horseH6571
• and stand forthיָצַבyâtsab · to standH3320
• helmetsכּוֹבַעkôba‛ · helmetH3553
• furbishמָרַקmâraq · to polishH4838
• the spearsרֹ֫מַחrômach · spearH7420
• put onלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• the brigandinesסִרְיֹןsiryôn · armorH5630

Cross-references for Jeremiah 46:4

• Ezekiel 21:9“Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Lord says: “‘A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also polished.
• Jeremiah 51:3Do not give her archers time to string their bows or to put on their coats of armor. Do not spare any of her young men. Completely destroy her whole army.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 46:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Furbish the spears - Cleanse, brighten, and sharpen them; from the Franco-Gallic fourbir, to polish, brighten. Brigandines - A coat of mail, especially that which was made scale fashion; one plate overlapping the other, like the scales of fish.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4From the infantry the prophet proceeds to the chariots, in which the Egyptians placed great confidence. Get up, ye horsemen - Or, “mount the steeds.” Furbish - i. e., polish, sharpen. Brigandines - In old times brigand meant a soldier, and we still call a division of an army a brigade, and a commander a brigadier, i. e., a brigandier, or captain of brigands. Similarly a brigandine means a soldier‘s equipment, and is put here for a coat of mail.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. 44. Harness the horses--namely, to the war chariots, for which Egypt was famed (Ex 14:7; 15:4). get up, ye horsemen--get up into the chariots. Maurer, because of the parallel "horses," translates, "Mount the steeds." But it is rather describing the successive steps in equipping the war chariots; first harness the horses to them, then let the horsemen mount them. brigandines--cuirasses, or coats of mail.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 46:4

• Armor
• Brigandine
• Euphrates
• Helmet
• Horse
• War

In the dictionaries

• Brigandine
• Coat of mail
• Harness
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Armor; Arms
• Army
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)
• Euphrates

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