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Take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears, put on your armor!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/46.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Harness the horses, and mount the stallions. Take your positions. Put on your helmets. Sharpen your spears, and prepare your armor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/46.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Harness the horses; mount, O horsemen! Take your stations with your helmets, polish your spears, put on your armor!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/46.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with <i>your</i> helmets; furbish the spears, <i>and</i> put on the brigandines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/46.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Harness the horses, And mount up, you horsemen! Stand forth with <i>your</i> helmets, Polish the spears, Put on the armor!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Harness the horses, And mount the steeds, Take your stand with helmets <i>on!</i> Polish the spears, Put on the coats of armor!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/46.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Harness the horses, And mount the steeds, And take your stand with helmets on! Polish the spears, Put on the scale-armor!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Harness the horses, And mount the steeds, And take your stand with helmets <i>on!</i> Polish the spears, Put on the scale-armor!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Harness the horses, And mount the steeds, And take your stand with helmets <i>on</i>! Polish the spears, Put on the scale-armor!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Harness the horses, And mount, you riders! Take your stand with your helmets! Polish the spears, Put on the coats of mail!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish the lances; put on armor!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish the lances; put on armor! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/46.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />saddle your horses, and polish your spears. Put on your helmets and armor, then take your positions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/46.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Harness your horses. Mount up, you horsemen. Take your positions, and put on your helmets. Polish your spears. Put on your armor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/46.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Harness your horses and mount them! Fall in line and put on your helmets! Sharpen your spears! Put on your armor!' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/46.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Harness the horses! Riders, mount up! Take your positions with your helmets! Polish lances, and put on armor!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/46.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Harness the horses to the chariots! Mount your horses! Put on your helmets and take your positions! Sharpen you spears! Put on your armor! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Harness the horses, and get up, you horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Harness the horses; and mount, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the coats of mail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/46.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Harness the horses, and get up, you horsemen, and stand up with your helmets. Polish the spears, put on the coats of mail. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Gird the horses, and go up, you horsemen, "" And station yourselves with helmets, "" Polish the javelins, put on the coats of mail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Gird the horses, and go up, ye horsemen, And station yourselves with helmets, Polish the javelins, put on the coats of mail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Harness the horses, and come up, ye horsemen, and stand in the helmets; polish the spears, and put on the coats of mail.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen: stand forth with helmets, furbish the spears, put on coats of mail. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Harness the horses, and let the horsemen climb upon them! Stand forth with helmets! Sharpen the lances! Clothe yourselves in armor!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/46.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Harness the horses, charioteers, mount up! Fall in, with helmets on; polish your spears, put on your armor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Harness the horses; mount the steeds! Take your stations with your helmets, whet your lances, put on your coats of mail!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Harness the horses and mount, O you horsemen; put on your helmets; polish the spears and wear the breastplates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Harness the horses, cause the horsemen to mount. Put on helmets! Polish the spears! Put on breastplates!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Harness the horses, and mount, ye horsemen, And stand forth with your helmets; Furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and harness the horses: mount, ye horsemen, and stand ready in your helmets; advance the spears, and put on your breast-plates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/46-4.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=13787" 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">3</span>“Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle! <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/631.htm" title="631: ’is·rū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To tie, bind, imprison. A primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle.">Harness</a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: has·sū·sîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">the horses;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wa·‘ă·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/6571.htm" title="6571: hap·pā·rā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A steed, a driver, cavalry. From parash; a steed (compare cuwc); also a driver, i.e. cavalry.">the steeds;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3320.htm" title="3320: wə·hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-Imp-mp) -- To set or station oneself, take one's stand. A primitive root; to place; reflexively, to station, offer, continue.">take your positions</a> <a href="/hebrew/3553.htm" title="3553: bə·ḵō·w·ḇā·‘îm (Prep-b:: N-mp) -- Helmet. From an unused root meaning to be high or rounded; a helmet.">with helmets on!</a> <a href="/hebrew/4838.htm" title="4838: mir·qū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To scour, polish. A primitive root; to polish; by implication, to sharpen; also to rinse.">Polish</a> <a href="/hebrew/7420.htm" title="7420: hā·rə·mā·ḥîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A spear, lance. From an unused root meaning to hurl; a lance; especially the iron point.">your spears;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3847.htm" title="3847: liḇ·šū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- Or labesh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. to put on a garment or clothe, literally or figuratively.">put on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5630.htm" title="5630: has·sir·yō·nōṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Armor. For shiryown; a coat of mail.">armor!</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD.…<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="/isaiah/21-5.htm">Isaiah 21:5</a></span><br />They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields!<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/22-6.htm">Isaiah 22:6</a></span><br />Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-20.htm">2 Chronicles 35:20-24</a></span><br />After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him. / But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty, and God has told me to hurry. So stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!” / Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Isaiah 8:9</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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-4.htm">Ezekiel 30:4-5</a></span><br />A sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down. / Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">Isaiah 45:1-2</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut: / “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45</a></span><br />But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-9.htm">2 Kings 19:9</a></span><br />Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7</a></span><br />Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16-17</a></span><br />No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. / A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-5.htm">Zechariah 10:5</a></span><br />They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Harness the horses; and get up, you horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.</p><p class="hdg">furbish</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/21-9.htm">Ezekiel 21:9-11,28</a></b></br> Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished: … </p><p class="hdg">brigandines</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-3.htm">Jeremiah 51:3</a></b></br> Against <i>him that</i> bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against <i>him that</i> lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">Armor</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-5.htm">Breastplates</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-72.htm">Coats</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-17.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Gird</a> <a href="/psalms/50-19.htm">Harness</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-23.htm">Head-Dresses</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-14.htm">Helmets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Horsemen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-4.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/job/41-29.htm">Javelins</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-17.htm">Mail</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-6.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-5.htm">Places</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-7.htm">Positions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-5.htm">Scale-Armor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-1.htm">Sharp</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Spears</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-29.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-3.htm">Station</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-29.htm">Stations</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-16.htm">Steeds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-9.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-3.htm">Armor</a> <a href="/revelation/9-9.htm">Breastplates</a> <a href="/daniel/3-21.htm">Coats</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Gird</a> <a href="/hosea/10-11.htm">Harness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Head-Dresses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm">Helmets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-6.htm">Horsemen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/joel/3-10.htm">Javelins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-3.htm">Mail</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-22.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Positions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-3.htm">Scale-Armor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-11.htm">Sharp</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-9.htm">Spears</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Station</a> <a href="/judges/7-19.htm">Stations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Steeds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Yourselves</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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Horses were a symbol of strength and speed, often used in chariots. In the biblical context, horses were associated with military power (<a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7</a>). The call to harness them indicates readiness and urgency.<p><b>mount the steeds;</b><br>Mounting the steeds signifies the soldiers' readiness to engage in combat. Steeds, or warhorses, were crucial for mobility and strategic advantage. This imagery is used elsewhere in Scripture to depict God's power and judgment (<a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11</a>).<p><b>take your positions with helmets on!</b><br>Helmets were essential for protection in battle, symbolizing preparedness and defense. The emphasis on taking positions suggests strategic planning and discipline. <a href="/ephesians/6-17.htm">Ephesians 6:17</a> refers to the "helmet of salvation," highlighting spiritual readiness.<p><b>Polish your spears;</b><br>Polishing spears indicates maintenance and readiness of weapons, ensuring they are effective in battle. Spears were a primary weapon in ancient warfare, symbolizing aggression and offense. This preparation parallels the spiritual readiness described in <a href="/ephesians/6-13.htm">Ephesians 6:13-17</a>.<p><b>put on armor!</b><br>Armor provides protection and signifies full preparation for conflict. In a spiritual sense, believers are called to put on the "armor of God" (<a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11</a>) to stand against spiritual adversaries. This phrase underscores the necessity of being fully equipped for the challenges ahead.<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, Jeremiah is known for his prophecies concerning the judgment of God upon Judah and the surrounding nations. He is the author of the Book of Jeremiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The nation addressed in this chapter, Egypt was a significant power in the ancient Near East. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/46.htm">Jeremiah 46</a> is part of a series of prophecies against foreign nations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Babylon is the rising power that threatens Egypt and other nations during Jeremiah's time.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh_necho.htm">Pharaoh Necho</a></b><br>The Pharaoh of Egypt during the time of Jeremiah's prophecy. He is known for his military campaigns and conflicts with Babylon.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_battle_of_carchemish.htm">The Battle of Carchemish</a></b><br>An event indirectly related to this prophecy, where Babylon defeated Egypt, marking a significant shift in power in the region.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_strength.htm">The Futility of Human Strength</a></b><br>Despite Egypt's military preparations, their efforts are ultimately futile against God's sovereign plans. This reminds us that human strength and resources are insufficient without God's guidance and blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_readiness.htm">Spiritual Readiness</a></b><br>Just as soldiers prepare for physical battle, Christians are called to prepare for spiritual battles by putting on the full armor of God. This involves daily spiritual disciplines and reliance on God's strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The prophecy against Egypt demonstrates God's control over the nations. Believers can trust that God is sovereign over world events and personal circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Egypt's downfall serves as a warning of the consequences of disobedience and pride. Christians are encouraged to live in obedience to God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god,_not_in_worldly_powers.htm">Trust in God, Not in Worldly Powers</a></b><br>The passage challenges believers to place their trust in God rather than in worldly powers or alliances, reminding us of the ultimate security found in Him.<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/how_does_jer._18_align_with_predestined_judgment.htm">How does Jeremiah 18 align with other passages that depict God's judgment as predetermined, creating a seeming contradiction about free will?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_46_9_align_with_ongoing_wars.htm">How does the promise that God makes wars cease (Psalm 46:9) align with the unceasing record of global conflicts throughout history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_goliath_truly_'six_cubits_and_a_span'.htm">How could Goliath realistically be 'six cubits and a span' tall (1 Samuel 17:4)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_jer._46_25-26_with_other_scriptures.htm">Jeremiah 46:25-26 - How can we harmonize Jehovah's pronouncement of destruction on Egypt with other Scriptures that portray God's relationship with nations differently?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Harness the horses;</span> viz. to the war chariots, for which Egypt was famous (comp. <a href="/exodus/14-6.htm">Exodus 14:6, 9</a>; <a href="/1_kings/10-28.htm">1 Kings 10:28, 29</a>: <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Get up, ye horsemen.</span> An equally possible rendering, and one which better suits the parallelism, is, "mount the chargers." <span class="cmt_word">Put on the brigandines.</span> "Brigandine" is an archaic word (Hakluyt's 'Voyages'), meaning the armour of a "brigand "or member of a "brigade," or "troop" (comp. Italian, <span class="accented">brigata</span>). The Hebrew word means "coats of mail." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/46-4.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">Harness</span><br /><span class="heb">אִסְר֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(’is·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_631.htm">Strong's 631: </a> </span><span class="str2">To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the horses;</span><br /><span class="heb">הַסּוּסִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(has·sū·sîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> </span><span class="str2">A swallow, swift (type of bird)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mount</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽעֲלוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the steeds;</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pā·rā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6571.htm">Strong's 6571: </a> </span><span class="str2">A steed, a driver, cavalry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take your positions</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3320.htm">Strong's 3320: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set or station oneself, take one's stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with helmets on!</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכ֥וֹבָעִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵō·w·ḇā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3553.htm">Strong's 3553: </a> </span><span class="str2">A helmet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Polish</span><br /><span class="heb">מִרְקוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(mir·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4838.htm">Strong's 4838: </a> </span><span class="str2">To polish, to sharpen, to rinse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your spears;</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽרְמָחִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rə·mā·ḥîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7420.htm">Strong's 7420: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lance, the iron point</span><br /><br /><span class="word">put on</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְשׁ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3847.htm">Strong's 3847: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">armor!</span><br /><span class="heb">הַסִּרְיֹנֹֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(has·sir·yō·nōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5630.htm">Strong's 5630: </a> </span><span class="str2">A coat of mail</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Jeremiah 46:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Jeremiah 46:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Jeremiah 46:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Jeremiah 46:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Jeremiah 46:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Jeremiah 46:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Jeremiah 46:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Jeremiah 46:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Jeremiah 46:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Jeremiah 46:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/46-4.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 46:4 Harness the horses and get up you (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/46-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 46:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 46:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/46-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 46:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 46:5" /></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>