jeremiah 46:3 order ye the buckler and shield and draw near to battle

Jeremiah 46:3

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Line up the shield and buckler, And draw near for the battle!
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Prepare ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle!
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Prepare ye buckler and shield, And draw near to battle:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 'Set ye in array shield and buckler, And draw nigh to battle.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Prepare ye the shield and buckler, and go forth to battle.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Make readie buckler and shielde, and goe forth to battell.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw neere to battell.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take up the buckler and shield and draw near to battle.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Take up arms and spears, and draw nigh to battle;
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.

Order 6186

{6186} Prime
עָרַךְ
`arak
{aw-rak'}

A primitive root; to set in a row, that is, arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications).

z8798

<8798> Grammar

Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 2847

ye the buckler 4043

{4043} Prime
מָגֵן
magen
{maw-gane'}

From H1598; a shield (that is, the small one or buckler); figuratively a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile.

and shield, 6793

{6793} Prime
צִנָּה
tsinnah
{tsin-naw'}

Feminine of H6791; a hook (as pointed); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness); also cold (as piercing).

and draw near 5066

{5066} Prime
נגשׁ
nagash
{naw-gash'}

A primitive root; to be or come (causatively bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religiously to worship; causatively to present; figuratively to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back.

z8798

<8798> Grammar

Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 2847

to battle. 4421

{4421} Prime
מִלְחָמָה
milchamah
{mil-khaw-maw'}

From H3898 (in the sense of fighting); a battle (that is, the engagement); generally war (that is, warfare).

Jeremiah 46:3

_ _ Derisive summons to battle. With all your mighty preparation for the invasion of Nebuchadnezzar, when ye come to the encounter, ye shall be “dismayed” (Jeremiah 46:5). Your mighty threats shall end in nothing.

_ _ buckler — smaller, and carried by the light-armed cavalry.

_ _ shield — of larger size, and carried by the heavily armed infantry.

See commentary on Jeremiah 46:1-12.

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Jeremiah 46:3

^(c) Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.

^(c) He warns the Egyptians to prepare themselves for war.

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 51:11-12 Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device [is] against Babylon, to destroy it; because it [is] the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple. ... Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.

Isaiah 8:9-10 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. ... Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God [is] with us.

Isaiah 21:5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, [and] anoint the shield.

Joel 3:9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

Nahum 2:1 He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make [thy] loins strong, fortify [thy] power mightily.

Nahum 3:14 Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.

Is 8:9; 21:5. Jr 51:11. Jol 3:9. Na 2:1; 3:14.