Jeremiah 46:3
“‘Prepare the heavy and the light shield, and advance to war!
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 8:9O people, gather together, and be conquered! All distant lands, listen! Be strengthened, and be conquered! Gird yourselves, and be conquered!
Jeremiah 46:14“Announce it to Egypt, and make it heard in Migdol, and let it resonate in Memphis and in Tahpanhes. Say this: Stand and prepare yourself! For the sword will devour everything around you.
Joel 3:9Proclaim this among the Gentiles: “Sanctify a war, raise up the strong. Approach, ascend, all men of war.
Nahum 3:14Draw in water because of the blockade; build up your fortresses. Go into the clay and tread; work it to make brick.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 46:2-13
The Judgment of Egypt. ( b. c. 608.) 1 The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles; 2 Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah. 3 Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. 4 Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the… Read the whole commentary →