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Jeremiah 46:4

2 concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah:

3 “Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle!

Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!

5 Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD.

6 “The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!
KJV
Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
WEB
Harness the horses, and get up, you horsemen, and stand up with your helmets. Polish the spears, put on the coats of mail.
ASV
Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.
DARBY
Harness the horses, and mount ye horsemen, and stand forth with helmets; polish the spears, put on the coats of mail!
BLB
Harness the horses, and mount up O horsemen! And take your stand with helmets on; polish the spears, and put on the armor!
ÅB
Spenn hestene for og sitt opp, dere ryttere, og still dere opp med hjelmer på! Gjør spydene blanke, ta brynene på!
OTB
Spenn for hestene, og stig opp på hesteryggen! Innta deres posisjoner med hjelmer på! Poler spydene, ta på brynjene!
B1930
Spenn hestene for og sitt op, I ryttere, og still eder op med hjelmer på! Gjør spydene blanke, ta brynene på!

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 21:9–11

    “Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—

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  • Jeremiah 51:3

    Do not let the archer bend his bow or put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; devote all her army to destruction!

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  • 2 Chronicles 26:14

    Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.

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  • Ezekiel 21:28

    Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning—

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  • 1 Samuel 17:5

    and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,

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  • Nehemiah 4:16

    And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah

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  • 1 Samuel 17:38

    Then Saul clothed David in his own tunic, put a bronze helmet on his head, and dressed him in armor.

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