Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Line up the shield and buckler,
And draw near for the battle!

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Deploy small shields and large;
draw near for battle!

International Standard Version

"Prepare buckler and shield, and advance into the battle!

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“Line up the buckler (small shield) and [large] shield,
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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ye the buckler
מגנּה מגן 
Magen 
Usage: 63

and shield
צנּה 
Tsinnah 
Usage: 22

and draw near
נגשׁ 
Nagash 
Usage: 125

Context Readings

Messages Concerning Egypt

2 About Egypt. Concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at Carchemish and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: 3 Line up the shield and buckler,
And draw near for the battle!
4 Harness the horses; mount, O horsemen! Take your stations with your helmets, polish your spears, put on your armor!

Cross References

Isaiah 21:5

They prepare the table, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink. Arise, O princes; oil the shield!

Jeremiah 51:11-12

"Sharpen the arrows! Take up the shields!The LORD has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance for his temple.

Joel 3:9

Proclaim this among the nations: Consecrate for war; stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near; let them come up.

Nahum 2:1

The scatterer has come up against you. Man the ramparts; watch the road; dress for battle; collect all your strength.

Nahum 3:14

Draw water for the siege; strengthen your forts; go into the clay; tread the mortar; take hold of the brick mold!

Isaiah 8:9-10

Be broken, you peoples, and be shattered; give ear, all you far countries; strap on your armor and be shattered; strap on your armor and be shattered.

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