Thematic Bible: Before war
Thematic Bible
Shields » Before war » Anointed
They set the table [for the doomed banquet], they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;
“Rise up, captains [of Belshazzar’s court], oil your shields [for battle, for your enemy is at the gates]!”
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Let not dew or rain be upon you, nor fields with offerings;
For there the shield of the mighty was defiled,
The shield of Saul, [dry, cracked] not
Shields » Before war » Gathered together
Sharpen the arrows, take up the shields [and cover yourselves]!
The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the
Because His purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it;
For that is the vengeance of the Lord, vengeance [on Babylon] for [plundering and destroying] His temple.
Shields » Before war » Repaired
“Line up the
And advance for battle!
Shields » Before war » Uncovered
Elam took up the quiver
With the chariots, infantry and horsemen;
And Kir uncovered the shield.
Shields » Before war » Often made red
The shields of his soldiers [of
The warriors are dressed in scarlet.
The chariots blaze with fire of [flashing] steel
When he is prepared to march,
And the cypress spears are brandished [for battle].