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

7“Who is this that rises like the Nile, like its streams turbulent at flood stage? 8Egypt rises like the Nile, like its streams turbulent at flood stage. Egypt says, ‘I will arise and cover the earth. I will destroy cities and the people who inhabit them.’ Go ahead and charge into battle, you horsemen! Drive furiously, you charioteers! Let the soldiers march out into battle, those from Ethiopia and Libya who carry shields, and those from Lydia who are armed with the bow. 10But that day belongs to the Lord God who rules over all. It is the day when he will pay back his enemies. His sword will devour them until its appetite is satisfied! It will drink their blood until it is full! For the Lord God who rules over all will offer them up as a sacrifice in the land of the north by the Euphrates River. 11Go up to Gilead and get medicinal ointment, you dear poor people of Egypt. But it will prove useless no matter how much medicine you use; there will be 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

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 mighty soldiers are dressed in scarlet garments. The metal fittings of the chariots shine like fire on the day of battle; the soldiers brandish their spears.
• Genesis 10:6The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
• 1 Corinthians 1:8He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Ezekiel 27:10Men of Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, men of war. They hung shield and helmet on you; they gave you your splendor.
• Nahum 3:9Cush and Egypt had limitless strength; Put and the Libyans were among her allies.
• Acts 2:10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
• Genesis 10:13Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
• 1 Chronicles 1:11Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
• Isaiah 66:19I will perform a mighty act among them and then send some of those who remain to the nations – to Tarshish, Pul, Lud (known for its archers), Tubal, Javan, and to the distant coastlands that have not heard about me or seen my splendor. They will tell the nations of my splendor.
• Jeremiah 30:5Yes, here is what he says: “You hear cries of panic and of terror; there is no peace in sight.

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