Jeremiah 46:4
What does Jeremiah 46:4 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 46:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Make the horses ready, and get up, you horsemen, and take your places with your head-dresses; make the spears sharp and put on the breastplates.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Gird the horses, and go up, ye horsemen, And station yourselves with helmets, Polish the javelins, put on the coats of mail.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen: stand forth with helmets, furbish the spears, put on coats of mail.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Harness the horses, and mount ye horsemen, and stand forth with helmets; polish the spears, put on the coats of mail!
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 21:9
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith Jehovah: Say, A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished;
- 1 Samuel 17:38
And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
- Jeremiah 51:3
Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his coat of mail: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.
- 1 Samuel 17:5
And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
- Ezekiel 21:28
And thou, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach; and say thou, A sword, a sword is drawn, for the slaughter it is furbished, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning;
- 2 Chronicles 26:14
And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.
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