Jeremiah 46:9

Go up, you horses! Rage, you chariots! Let the mighty men go out: Cush and Put, who handle the shield; and the Ludim, who handle and bend 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 up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge. He says, ‘I will rise up. I will cover the earth. I will destroy cities and its inhabitants.’

10For that day is of the Lord, GOD of Armies, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge himself of his adversaries. The sword will devour and be satiated, and will drink its fill of their blood; for the Lord, GOD of Armies, has a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.

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Cross References

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

1 Chronicles 1:11Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

Jeremiah 30:5For the LORD says: “We have heard a voice of trembling; a voice of fear, and not of peace.

Ezekiel 27:10“‘“Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you. They showed your beauty.

Ezekiel 30:5“‘“Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all the mixed people, Cub, and the children of the land that is allied with them, will fall with them by the sword.”

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

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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