Jeremiah 46:3
What does Jeremiah 46:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 46:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Prepare ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Prepare ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Get out the breastplate and body-cover, and come together to the fight.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`Set ye in array shield and buckler, And draw nigh to battle.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Prepare ye the shield and buckler, and go forth to battle.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle!
Context
v.2Of Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh-neco 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.
v.3This passage
v.4Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joel 3:9
Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.
- Isaiah 8:9
Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces.
- Nahum 3:14
Draw thee water for the siege; strengthen thy fortresses; go into the clay, and tread the mortar; make strong the brickkiln.
- Isaiah 21:5
They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, ye princes, anoint the shield.
- Nahum 2:1
He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thee: keep the fortress, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
- Jeremiah 51:11
Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.
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