New King James Version
Jeremiah 46:3
3“Order the buckler and shield, And draw near to 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!
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Prepare buckler and shield, and advance for battle!
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Prepare your shields, and advance into battle!
Context of Jeremiah 46:3
1The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the nations. 2Against Egypt. Concerning the army of Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt, which was by the River Euphrates in Carchemish, and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: “Order the buckler and shield, And draw near to battle! 4Harness the horses, And mount up, you horsemen! Stand forth with your helmets, Polish the spears, Put on the armor! 5Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back? Their mighty ones are beaten down; They have speedily fled, And did not look back, For fear was all around,” says the Lord.
Read all of Jeremiah 46Jeremiah 46:3 word by word
עִרְכ֤וּ מָגֵן֙ וְצִנָּ֔ה וּגְשׁ֖וּ לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 46:3
- Jeremiah 51:11Make the arrows bright! Gather the shields! The Lord has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. For His plan is against Babylon to destroy it, Because it is the vengeance of the Lord, The vengeance for His temple.
- Isaiah 8:9“Be shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Give ear, all you from far countries. Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces; Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces.
- Isaiah 21:5Prepare the table, Set a watchman in the tower, Eat and drink. Arise, you princes, Anoint the shield!
- Joel 3:9Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, Let all the men of war draw near, Let them come up.
- Nahum 2:1He who scatters has come up before your face. Man the fort! Watch the road! Strengthen your flanks! Fortify your power mightily.
- Nahum 3:14Draw your water for the siege! Fortify your strongholds! Go into the clay and tread the mortar! Make strong the brick kiln!
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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