King James Version
Jeremiah 46:3 in the King James Version says “Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 46 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.”
Jeremiah 46:3 · KJV
The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;
Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho 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.
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD. beaten: Heb. broken in pieces fled: Heb. fled a flight
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Order”
H6186to set in a row, i.e., arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
“ye the buckler”
H4043a shield (i.e., the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
“and draw near”
H5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causati
“to battle”
H4421a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
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