Jeremiah 46:3

Prepare the covering and the shield, and approach to the war.

Isaiah 21:5

Set in order the table; view the watch-tower; eat, drink: arise ye chiefs, anoint the shield.

Jeremiah 51:11-12

Polish the arrows; fill the quivers: Jehovah roused up the spirit of the kings of the Males: for his purpose is against Babel, to destroy her; for it is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.

Joel 3:9

Call ye this among the nations: Consecrate war; rouse up the strong ones, they shall draw near, all the men of war shall come up.

Nahum 2:1

The hammer came up upon thy face: press upon the fortress, look about the way, strengthen the loins, make the power strong greatly.

Nahum 3:14

Draw the water of the siege to thee, strengthen thy fortresses go into clay, tread upon the clay, hold fast from the brick.

Isaiah 8:9-10

Make friendship, ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, every land from afar; be girded and be broken in pieces; be girded 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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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
Polish the arrows; fill the quivers: Jehovah roused up the spirit of the kings of the Males: for his purpose is against Babel, to destroy her; for it is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.
Isaiah 8:9
Make friendship, ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, every land from afar; be girded and be broken in pieces; be girded and be broken in pieces.
Isaiah 21:5
Set in order the table; view the watch-tower; eat, drink: arise ye chiefs, anoint the shield.
Joel 3:9
Call ye this among the nations: Consecrate war; rouse up the strong ones, they shall draw near, all the men of war shall come up.
Nahum 2:1
The hammer came up upon thy face: press upon the fortress, look about the way, strengthen the loins, make the power strong greatly.
Nahum 3:14
Draw the water of the siege to thee, strengthen thy fortresses go into clay, tread upon the clay, hold fast from the brick.

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Ezekiel 38:7
Be prepared, and be prepared for thyself, thou, and all thy convocation convoked together to thee, and be to them for watching.