Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Prepare ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
New American Standard Bible
And draw near for the battle!
King James Version
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Holman Bible
draw near for battle!
International Standard Version
"Prepare buckler and shield, and advance into the battle!
American Standard Version
Prepare ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Amplified
“Line up the
And advance for battle!
Bible in Basic English
Get out the breastplate and body-cover, and come together to the fight.
Darby Translation
Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle!
Julia Smith Translation
Prepare the covering and the shield, and approach to the war.
King James 2000
Order the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Prepare small shield and shield, and approach for the battle!
Modern King James verseion
Set in order the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Ye make ready buckler and shield, ye go forth to fight.
NET Bible
"Fall into ranks with your shields ready! Prepare to march into battle!
New Heart English Bible
"Prepare the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
The Emphasized Bible
Prepare ye buckler and shield, And draw near to battle:
Webster
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
World English Bible
Prepare the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle!
Youngs Literal Translation
'Set ye in array shield and buckler, And draw nigh to battle.
Themes
Armor » The equipment of a soldier
military Arms » For sieges: » Put on at the first alarm
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Armies destroyed by babylon
Euphrates » Pharaoh-necho, king of egypt, made conquest to
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 46:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Messages Concerning Egypt
2 Of Egypt, concerning the army of Pharaoh-neco king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: 3 Prepare ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. 4 Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets. Furbish the spears. Put on the coats of mail.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 21:5
They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink. Rise up, ye rulers, anoint the shield.
Jeremiah 51:11-12
Make sharp the arrows. Hold firm the shields. LORD has 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 LORD, 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 who dashes in pieces has 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 brick kiln.
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.