Jeremiah 46:9

Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth—Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters churn like rivers, boasting, ‘I will rise and cover the earth; I will destroy the cities and their people.’

10For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:6The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

1 Chronicles 1:11Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,

Jeremiah 30:5Yes, this is what the LORD says: “A cry of panic is heard—a cry of terror, not of peace.

Ezekiel 27:10Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.

Ezekiel 30:5Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.

Nahum 3:9Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies.

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 →

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