Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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
Make sharp the arrows, and fill the quivers: for the LORD shall raise up the spirit of the king of the Medes, which hath already a desire to destroy Babylon. This shall be the vengeance of the LORD's, and the vengeance of his temple.
Isaiah 8:9
Go together ye people, and gather you, hearken to all ye of far countries. Muster you, and you shall be broken down: prepare you to battle and you shall be torn in pieces.
Isaiah 21:5
While they garnished the table, the watchman looked: and while he was eating and drinking it was said, "Up, ye Captains, take you to your shield."
Joel 3:9
Cry out these things among the Gentiles, proclaim war; wake up the giants, let them draw nigh; let them come up, all the lusty warriors of them.
Nahum 2:1
The scatterer shall come up against thee, and lay siege to the castle. Look thou well to the streets, make thy loins strong, arm thyself with all thy might:
Nahum 3:14
Draw water now against thou be besieged, make up thy strongholds, go into the clay, temper the mortar, make strong brick:
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Ezekiel 38:7
Therefore prepare thee; set thyself in array with all thy people that are come unto thee by heaps, and be thou their defense.