Jeremiah 46:3

Prepare ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.

Isaiah 21:5

They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, ye princes, anoint the shield.

Jeremiah 51:11-12

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.

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.

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.

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 8:9-10

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.

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Summary

Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.

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

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Bible References

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
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.
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.
Isaiah 21:5
They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, ye princes, anoint the shield.
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.
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.
Nahum 3:14
Draw thee water for the siege; strengthen thy fortresses; go into the clay, and tread the mortar; make strong the brickkiln.

General references

Ezekiel 38:7
Be thou prepared, yea, prepare thyself, thou, and all thy companies that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.

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