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, like the rivers whose waters churn? 8Egypt rises like the Nile, like the rivers whose waters churn. He says: ‘I will rise up, I will cover the earth, I will destroy the city and its inhabitants!’ Prance, you horses, and rush madly, you chariots. Let the warriors go out— Cush and Put grasping the shield, Lydians grasping and bending the bow! 10For that day belongs to my Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot, as a day of vengeance, to avenge Himself against His foes. The sword will devour and be satisfied and will drink its fill of their blood. For it will be a sacrifice for my Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot, in the northern land by the river Euphrates. 11Go up into Gilead and get balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt. In vain you use many medicines— there is no cure 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 2:3For Adonai turned aside Jacob’s pride like Israel’s pride— for spoilers emptied them out and ruined their vine branches.
• Genesis 10:6Ham’s sons were Cush, Mizraim, Put and Canaan.
• 1 Corinthians 1:8He will also strengthen you until the end—blameless in the Day of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
• Ezekiel 27:10Persia, Lud and Put were in your army, our men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you; they gave you splendor.
• Nahum 3:9Cush and Egypt were her might—unlimited. Put and Libya were her allies.
• Acts 2:10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and parts of Libya toward Cyrene, and visitors from Rome
• Genesis 10:13Mizraim fathered the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
• 1 Chronicles 1:11Mizraim fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
• Isaiah 66:19Then I will set up a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul and Lud (who pull the bow), to Tubal and Javan, to distant islands that have not heard My fame or seen My glory. Then they will declare My glory among the nations.
• Jeremiah 30:5For thus says Adonai: “We heard a sound of trembling, of dread—there is no shalom.

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