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advance for battle!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/46.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/46.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Order the buckler and shield, And draw near to battle!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Set up the buckler and shield, And advance to the battle!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/46.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Line up the shield and buckler, And draw near for the battle!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Line up the shield and buckler, And draw near for the battle!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Arrange the shield and large shield, And draw near for the battle!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Line up the buckler (small shield) and [large] shield, And advance for battle!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Deploy small shields and large; approach for battle!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Deploy small shields and large; draw near for battle! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/46.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Prepare ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It's time to go into battle! So grab your shields, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/46.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Get your large and small shields ready; advance into battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/46.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"The Egyptian officers shout, 'Get your shields ready and march into battle! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/46.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Prepare buckler and shield, and advance into the battle!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/46.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Fall into ranks with your shields ready! Prepare to march into battle! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Prepare the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/46.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Prepare the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Set shield and buckler in array, "" And draw near to battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Set ye in array shield and buckler, And draw nigh to battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Prepare the covering and the shield, and approach to the war.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Prepare ye the shield and buckler, and go forth to battle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“ ‘Prepare the heavy and the light shield, and advance to war!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/46.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Prepare buckler and shield! move forward to battle! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Prepare buckler and shield, and advance for battle!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take up the buckler and shield and draw near to battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Thus says LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts, God of Israel: take a supply of arms and a shield and approach the battle<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Make ready buckler and shield, And draw near to battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Take up arms and spears, and draw nigh to battle;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=13780" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/46.htm">The Judgment on Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah: <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6186.htm" title="6186: ‘ir·ḵū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To set in a, row, arrange, put in order. A primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. Arrange, put in order.">“Deploy</a> <a href="/hebrew/4043.htm" title="4043: mā·ḡên (N-cs) -- A shield. Also feminine mginnah; from ganan; a shield; figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile.">your shields, small</a> <a href="/hebrew/6793.htm" title="6793: wə·ṣin·nāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A hook, a, shield, cold. Feminine of tsen; a hook; also a shield; also cold.">and large;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5066.htm" title="5066: ū·ḡə·šū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To draw near, approach. ">advance</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: lam·mil·ḥā·māh (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">for battle!</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9</a></span><br />The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Isaiah 8:9-10</a></span><br />Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered! / Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Ezekiel 38:4</a></span><br />I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Nahum 2:3-4</a></span><br />The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished. / The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-9.htm">Joel 3:9-10</a></span><br />Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack! / Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Isaiah 31:4-5</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights. / Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Ezekiel 21:21-22</a></span><br />For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver. / In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-17.htm">2 Chronicles 20:17</a></span><br />You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm">Isaiah 13:4-5</a></span><br />Listen, a tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war. / They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Ezekiel 23:23-24</a></span><br />the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses. / They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-19.htm">Revelation 19:19</a></span><br />Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-8.htm">1 Corinthians 14:8</a></span><br />Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11-13</a></span><br />Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. / Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-3.htm">2 Corinthians 10:3-4</a></span><br />For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. / The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Revelation 16:14</a></span><br />These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Order you the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-11.htm">Jeremiah 51:11,12</a></b></br> Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device <i>is</i> against Babylon, to destroy it; because it <i>is</i> the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Isaiah 8:9,10</a></b></br> Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/21-5.htm">Isaiah 21:5</a></b></br> Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, <i>and</i> anoint the shield.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Advance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-12.htm">Array</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-8.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/psalms/76-3.htm">Body-Cover</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-17.htm">Breastplate</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-7.htm">Buckler</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-13.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-12.htm">Fight</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-15.htm">Line</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">March</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-1.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-29.htm">Order</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-7.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-33.htm">Shield</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-33.htm">Shields</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Small</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-8.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">Advance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-9.htm">Array</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-14.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">Body-Cover</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Breastplate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-24.htm">Buckler</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-14.htm">Fight</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Line</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">March</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-13.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Order</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">Shield</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">Shields</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-15.htm">Small</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-12.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 46</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/46-1.htm">Jeremiah prophesies the overthrow of Pharaoh's army at Euphrates</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/46-13.htm">and the conquest of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/46-27.htm">He comforts Jacob in his chastisement</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient warfare, shields were crucial for protection. The mention of both small and large shields suggests a comprehensive defense strategy, involving different types of soldiers. Small shields (Hebrew: "magen") were often used by light infantry, while large shields (Hebrew: "tsinnah") were used by heavy infantry. This reflects the thoroughness required in spiritual warfare, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/6-16.htm">Ephesians 6:16</a>, where believers are urged to take up the "shield of faith."<p><b>advance for battle!</b><br>This command signifies readiness and courage in the face of conflict. Historically, this is a call to the Egyptian army, as <a href="/jeremiah/46.htm">Jeremiah 46</a> addresses the judgment against Egypt. The context is the Battle of Carchemish (circa 605 BC), where the Babylonians defeated the Egyptians. This battle was pivotal in shifting the balance of power in the ancient Near East. Spiritually, this can be seen as a call to believers to be proactive in their spiritual battles, echoing the exhortation in <a href="/1_timothy/6-12.htm">1 Timothy 6:12</a> to "fight the good fight of faith."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the judgment of God upon Judah and the surrounding nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The nation addressed in this chapter, specifically in the context of its impending defeat by Babylon.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The rising power during Jeremiah's time, used by God as an instrument of judgment against various nations, including Egypt.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh_necho.htm">Pharaoh Necho</a></b><br>The Egyptian Pharaoh during the time of this prophecy, who led his army against Babylon.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/battle_of_carchemish.htm">Battle of Carchemish</a></b><br>A significant historical event where the Babylonians defeated the Egyptians, fulfilling Jeremiah's prophecy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br><a href="/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Jeremiah 46:3</a> reminds us that God is in control of the rise and fall of nations. We should trust in His ultimate plan rather than in human power or alliances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_preparedness.htm">Spiritual Preparedness</a></b><br>Just as the Egyptians were called to prepare for battle, Christians are called to be spiritually prepared, putting on the full armor of God (<a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-18</a>).<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_strength.htm">The Futility of Human Strength</a></b><br>The call to deploy shields highlights the futility of relying solely on human strength and military might. True security is found in God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Historical Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>The fulfillment of this prophecy in the defeat of Egypt serves as a reminder of the reliability of God's Word and His faithfulness to His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/lessons_from_history.htm">Lessons from History</a></b><br>Studying historical events like the Battle of Carchemish can teach us about the consequences of pride and the importance of aligning with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_46.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 46</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_jesus_teach_at_the_last_supper.htm">Who was Pharaoh Neco in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_7_4_deny_temple_protection.htm">Jeremiah 7:4: How can this passage imply the temple offers no protection despite other texts suggesting God's presence there protects His people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_unguided_armies_win_if_god_grants_victory.htm">Proverbs 21:31: If ultimate victory comes from God rather than human effort, why does history record victories by armies and leaders who seem to have no divine guidance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'god_is_our_refuge'.htm">What does 'God is our refuge and strength' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/46.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3, 4) <span class= "bld">Order ye the buckler and shield . . .</span>--The poem opens with a summons to the hosts of Nebuchadnezzar to prepare for their victory. First the foot-soldiers are called, then the horse, lastly the light-armed troops.<p><span class= "bld">Put on the brigandines.</span>--The history of the word is not without interest. Light-armed skirmishers were known in Italian as "brigands" (<span class= "ital">briganti--</span>literally, "quarrellers"); the light coat of mail worn by them was accordingly known as a "brigandine." When the Italian word became synonymous with robbers by land or sea, the ship used by them was called a <span class= "ital">brigantino, </span>and from this is derived our English "brig" (W. A. Wright: <span class= "ital">Bible Word Book</span>)<span class= "ital">. </span>The word "brigandine" is accordingly used by writers of the sixteenth century in both senses: by Spenser, for a ship--<p>"Like as a warlike brigandine applied<p>To fight;"<p>and by Milton--<p>"Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet<p>And brigandine or brass"<p>(<span class= "ital">Sams. Agonist., </span>1120)--in the same sense as here and in <a href="/jeremiah/51-3.htm" title="Against him that bends let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifts himself up in his brigandine: and spare you not her young men; destroy you utterly all her host.">Jeremiah 51:3</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Order ye,</span> etc. The leaders of the Egyptians are heard summoning their men to make ready their armour, and set themselves in array (comp. ver. 9). The <span class="cmt_word">buckler</span> (Hebrew, <span class="accented">magen</span>) is the small shield; the <span class="cmt_word">shield</span> (Hebrew, <span class="accented">cinnah</span>) is the large one (<span class="accented">scutum</span>), which covered the whole body (comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/9-15.htm">2 Chronicles 9:15, 16</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Deploy</span><br /><span class="heb">עִרְכ֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ir·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6186.htm">Strong's 6186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set in a, row, arrange, put in order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your shields, small</span><br /><span class="heb">מָגֵן֙</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ḡên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4043.htm">Strong's 4043: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and large,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְצִנָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣin·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6793.htm">Strong's 6793: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hook, a, shield, cold</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and advance</span><br /><span class="heb">וּגְשׁ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḡə·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5066.htm">Strong's 5066: </a> </span><span class="str2">To draw near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for battle!</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lam·mil·ḥā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> </span><span class="str2">A battle, war</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Jeremiah 46:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Jeremiah 46:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Jeremiah 46:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Jeremiah 46:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Jeremiah 46:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Jeremiah 46:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Jeremiah 46:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Jeremiah 46:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Jeremiah 46:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Jeremiah 46:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/46-3.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 46:3 Prepare you the buckler and shield (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/46-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 46:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 46:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/46-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 46:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 46:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>