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Contemporary English Version
Jeremiah 46:3
It's time to go into battle! So grab your shields,
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Christian Standard Bible®
Deploy small shields and large;approach for battle!
Deploy small shields and large;approach for battle!
Hebrew Names Version
Prepare you the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Prepare you the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
King James Version
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
English Standard Version
"Prepare buckler and shield, and advance for battle!
"Prepare buckler and shield, and advance for battle!
New American Standard Bible
"Set up the buckler and shield, And advance to the battle!
"Set up the buckler and shield, And advance to the battle!
New Century Version
"Prepare your shields, large and small, and march out for battle!
"Prepare your shields, large and small, and march out for battle!
Amplified Bible
"Line up the buckler (small shield) and [large] shield, And advance for battle!
"Line up the buckler (small shield) and [large] shield, And advance for battle!
World English Bible
Prepare you the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Prepare you the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Make readie buckler and shielde, and goe forth to battell.
Make readie buckler and shielde, and goe forth to battell.
Legacy Standard Bible
"Arrange the shield and large shield,And draw near for the battle!
"Arrange the shield and large shield,And draw near for the battle!
Berean Standard Bible
"Deploy your shields, small and large, and advance for battle!
"Deploy your shields, small and large, and advance for battle!
Complete Jewish Bible
"Prepare breastplate and shield! Advance to battle!
"Prepare breastplate and shield! Advance to battle!
Darby Translation
Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle!
Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle!
Easy-to-Read Version
"Get your large and small shields ready. March out for battle.
"Get your large and small shields ready. March out for battle.
George Lamsa Translation
Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take up the buckler and shield and draw near to battle.
Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take up the buckler and shield and draw near to battle.
Good News Translation
"The Egyptian officers shout, ‘Get your shields ready and march into battle!
"The Egyptian officers shout, ‘Get your shields ready and march into battle!
Lexham English Bible
"Prepare small shield and shield, and approach for the battle!
"Prepare small shield and shield, and approach for the battle!
Literal Translation
Set in order the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Set in order the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ye make redy buckler and shylde, ye go forth to fight:
Ye make redy buckler and shylde, ye go forth to fight:
American Standard Version
Prepare ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Prepare ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Bible in Basic English
Get out the breastplate and body-cover, and come together to the fight.
Get out the breastplate and body-cover, and come together to the fight.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
King James Version (1611)
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw neere to battell.
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw neere to battell.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Make redy buckler and shielde, and go foorth to fight.
Make redy buckler and shielde, and go foorth to fight.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And all the leaders of the king of Babylon went in, and sat in the middle gate, Marganasar, and Samagoth, and Nabusachar, and Nabusaris, Nagargas, Naserrabamath, and the rest of the leaders of the king of Babylon,
And all the leaders of the king of Babylon went in, and sat in the middle gate, Marganasar, and Samagoth, and Nabusachar, and Nabusaris, Nagargas, Naserrabamath, and the rest of the leaders of the king of Babylon,
English Revised Version
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Make ye redi scheeld and targat, and go ye forth to batel.
Make ye redi scheeld and targat, and go ye forth to batel.
Update Bible Version
Prepare the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Prepare the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Webster's Bible Translation
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
New English Translation
"Fall into ranks with your shields ready! Prepare to march into battle!
"Fall into ranks with your shields ready! Prepare to march into battle!
New King James Version
"Order the buckler and shield, And draw near to battle!
"Order the buckler and shield, And draw near to battle!
New Living Translation
"Prepare your shields, and advance into battle!
"Prepare your shields, and advance into battle!
New Life Bible
"Get your coverings ready and go out to the battle!
"Get your coverings ready and go out to the battle!
New Revised Standard
Prepare buckler and shield, and advance for battle!
Prepare buckler and shield, and advance for battle!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Prepare ye buckler and shield, And draw near to battle:
Prepare ye buckler and shield, And draw near to battle:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Prepare ye the shield and buckler, and go forth to battle.
Prepare ye the shield and buckler, and go forth to battle.
Revised Standard Version
"Prepare buckler and shield, and advance for battle!
"Prepare buckler and shield, and advance for battle!
Young's Literal Translation
`Set ye in array shield and buckler, And draw nigh to battle.
`Set ye in array shield and buckler, And draw nigh to battle.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Line up the shield and buckler, And draw near for the battle!
"Line up the shield and buckler, And draw near for the battle!
Contextual Overview
1 The Lord often told me what to say about the different nations of the world. 2 In the fourth year that Jehoiakim was king of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia defeated King Neco of Egypt in a battle at the city of Carchemish near the Euphrates River. And here is what the Lord told me to say about the Egyptian army: 3 It's time to go into battle! So grab your shields, 4 saddle your horses, and polish your spears. Put on your helmets and armor, then take your positions. 5 I can see the battle now— you are defeated and running away, never once looking back. Terror is all around. 6 You are strong and run fast, but you can't escape. You fall in battle near the Euphrates River. 7 What nation is this, that rises like the Nile River overflowing its banks? 8 It is Egypt, rising with a roar like a raging river and saying, "I'll flood the earth, destroying cities, and killing everyone in them." 9 Go ahead, Egypt. Tell your chariots and cavalry to attack and fight hard. Order your troops to march out, with Ethiopians and Libyans carrying shields, and the Lydians armed with bows and arrows. 10 But the Lord All-Powerful will win this battle and take revenge on his enemies. His sword will eat them and drink their blood until it is full. They will be killed in the north near the Euphrates River, as a sacrifice to the Lord .
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
This is a poetical and ironical call to the Egyptians to muster their forces; and implies that all their courage and efforts would be vain. Jeremiah 51:11, Jeremiah 51:12, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 21:5, Joel 3:9, Nahum 2:1, Nahum 3:14
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 46:14 - Stand Ezekiel 38:7 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 12:2
I will bless you and make your descendants into a great nation. You will become famous and be a blessing to others.
I will bless you and make your descendants into a great nation. You will become famous and be a blessing to others.
Genesis 15:1
Later the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision, "Abram, don't be afraid! I will protect you and reward you greatly."
Later the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision, "Abram, don't be afraid! I will protect you and reward you greatly."
Genesis 15:13
Then the Lord said: Abram, you will live to an old age and die in peace. But I solemnly promise that your descendants will live as foreigners in a land that doesn't belong to them. They will be forced into slavery and abused for four hundred years. But I will terribly punish the nation that enslaves them, and they will leave with many possessions.
Then the Lord said: Abram, you will live to an old age and die in peace. But I solemnly promise that your descendants will live as foreigners in a land that doesn't belong to them. They will be forced into slavery and abused for four hundred years. But I will terribly punish the nation that enslaves them, and they will leave with many possessions.
Genesis 18:18
since his family will become a great and powerful nation that will be a blessing to all other nations on earth.
since his family will become a great and powerful nation that will be a blessing to all other nations on earth.
Genesis 22:17
"I will bless you and give you such a large family, that someday your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the beach. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.
"I will bless you and give you such a large family, that someday your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the beach. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.
Genesis 46:1
Jacob packed up everything he owned and left for Egypt. On the way he stopped near the town of Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God his father Isaac had worshiped.
Jacob packed up everything he owned and left for Egypt. On the way he stopped near the town of Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God his father Isaac had worshiped.
Genesis 46:2
That night, God spoke to him and said, "Jacob! Jacob!" "Here I am," Jacob answered.
That night, God spoke to him and said, "Jacob! Jacob!" "Here I am," Jacob answered.
Genesis 46:3
God said, "I am God, the same God your father worshiped. Don't be afraid to go to Egypt. I will give you so many descendants that one day they will become a nation.
God said, "I am God, the same God your father worshiped. Don't be afraid to go to Egypt. I will give you so many descendants that one day they will become a nation.
Genesis 46:16
Jacob and Zilpah, the servant woman Laban had given his daughter Leah, had a total of sixteen children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Their son Gad took his sons Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. Their son Asher took his sons Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, who took his sons, Heber and Malchiel. Serah, the daughter of Asher, also went.
Jacob and Zilpah, the servant woman Laban had given his daughter Leah, had a total of sixteen children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Their son Gad took his sons Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. Their son Asher took his sons Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, who took his sons, Heber and Malchiel. Serah, the daughter of Asher, also went.
Genesis 47:27
The people of Israel made their home in the land of Goshen, where they became prosperous and had large families.
The people of Israel made their home in the land of Goshen, where they became prosperous and had large families.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Order ye the buckler and shield,.... Both signify one and the same sort of armour, only of a different form, the one being lesser and lighter than the other. Jarchi makes the difference to be, that the former was made of skin, the latter of wood; they were both used to defend the body in war. To order them is not only to prepare them, and get them ready; but to fit them to the body, and to put them on, that they might be in a readiness to engage in battle. The exhortation is made either to the Chaldean army, to prepare to fight against the Egyptians; or to the army of Pharaohnecho, to defend themselves against the king of Babylon, who was coming against them, as Kimchi and Abarbinel, who seem to be in doubt which it should be; but the latter is most probable: and it is either a direction of Pharaoh to his army, to be in readiness; or rather of God, speaking ironically to them, suggesting, that let them do what they would, and make ever such preparations for battle, all would come to nothing, victory would be on the other side;
and draw near to battle; engage the enemy briskly, and with the greatest courage, and use all your military skill; and, when ye have done, it will all be in vain.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Order 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.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 46:3. Order ye the buckler — This is the call to the general armament of the people against the Chaldeans.
